The Italian Dish

Pappa di Pomodoro - Italian Bread and Tomato Soup

[Elaine] — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:44:02 +0000

I've been asked by Mel to guest post over at Bouchon for Two while she is traveling around Europe, so hop on over there for the entire post and recipe for this delicious and simple...

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Linguini with Roasted Pepper Sauce and Pine Nuts

[Elaine] — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:03:41 +0000

This kind of pasta sauce is one of my favorites, because it requires no cooking on top of the stove. I roast the peppers sometime during the day and when it's time to boil the pasta...

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Daring Bakers - French Macarons - Lemon with White Chocolate Filling and Chocolate with Nutella Filling

[Elaine] — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:21:46 +0000

The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge...

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Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto with Sage

[Elaine] — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:29:00 +0000

What a beautiful fall weekend it's been. My oldest son came home from college to watch Northwestern play Michigan State here. Of course, I've been cooking all of his favorites - ribs, stuffed...

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Lemon Blueberry Cake with Blueberry Cream

[Elaine] — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:11:39 +0000

I usually make this delicious cake/bread in a couple of 9x5 loaf pans. It's a great breakfast/brunch bread. But I was supposed to bring dessert to an evening get together with some...

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The Perfect Pesto with Pasta Squares

[Elaine] — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:03:42 +0000

We've all made our share of pesto in the food processor and it's quick and delicious. But when you watch this charming video of Chef Paolo Laboa of Farina, you will be tempted to try his...

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Keith Floyd, R.I.P.

[Elaine] — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:52:00 +0000

When I was a new mother with my first child in 1989 and I was home for the first time during the day, there was a cooking show on TV that I would watch. It was reruns of a cooking show from the...

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Make Your Own Tomato Paste - Estratto

[Elaine] — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:40:49 +0000

Can you stand another tomato recipe? I've been cooking a lot with tomatoes lately, but hey - everyone's got an excess of tomatoes right now. Some friends dropped off some of their tomato...

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My New Favorite Dish - Spaghetti with Roasted Tomatoes, Garlic, Pancetta

[Elaine] — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:15:18 +0000

This is my new favorite dish. It has to be, because I've made it every single week since I saw the recipe. It's a luscious dish of pasta topped with tomatoes which are roasted with bread...

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Welcome to My New Home

[Elaine] — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:09:10 +0000

Welcome to my new home on the web. Come on in and have a look around! This has been quite a learning experience, designing this site and getting it up and running. Jumping over...

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