I love a good shortcut. But I really cherish the spectacular taste of real, honest to goodness, just gathered the ingredients at the outdoor market food. Thanks to my co-worker, the wonderful cook, Sofia Di Guglielmo, we can all savour Stuffed Sicilian Eggplant. Begin by preparing this Simple Tomato Sauce. You will have more sauce than…
Sweet Pepper Tomato Sauce – from Sonia
When peppers are in season, I just can’t help buying them. I love the taste and colour of sweet peppers and put them in everything. I eat them raw, with or without dip, stir-fry them, put them in salads, grill them and every once in a while stuff them and bake them. Once I found…
Goat Cheese Gnocchi in Lemon-Broccoli Rabe Sauce
Although I’m leery of creating pasta from scratch, I did learn to make gnocchi more than 35 years ago at a cooking school in Florence. That lesson paid off. This week’s attempt — gnocchi with goat cheese, instead of potato — was sublime. The lemony-broccoli rabe sauce marries so delightfully with the goat cheese gnocchi….
Fresh Tuna Meatballs in Tomato Sauce – Typical Jamie Oliver Goodness
Shh! Don’t tell my husband that I’m in love with Jamie Oliver. It’s not real love. It’s more of a cooking crush. I’d welcome him into my kitchen any old-time. Sweet smile, sweet disposition, aiming to improve everyone’s culinary life. Jamie Oliver wrote “jamie’s italy,” a cookbook after my own heart. Funny how every time…