Posted by ehme on March 20th, 2010 in Italian, baking, bread, cooking for a crowd, favorites, things i will actually make
7 cups white bread flour or “00″ flour or 5 cups white bread flour or “00″ flour, plus 2 cups semolina flour 1 T fine sea salt 2 (1/4-ounce) packets active dried yeast 1 T sugar 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 1/2 cups warm water Mix water, sugar, yeast and oil together and let [...]
Posted by ehme on August 28th, 2009 in Italian, bread, comfort food, family recipes
Mix together, let sit five minutes 1/2 pkg. dry yeast 1 c. warm water 2 tsp. honey Then beat in: 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/2 c. white flour 1 1/2 c. wheat flour 3 T. oil Knead 8-10 minutes, place in greased bowl, turn to coat. Cover and let rise 1 hr. Roll out 1/8 [...]
Posted by ehme on August 7th, 2009 in Italian, Teapot Recipe Box, bread, classics, comfort food, party food, things i will actually make
Makes one 15 x 10 whole wheat pizza 1 1/2 c. all purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 package Fleishman’s dry yeast 1 c. very warm water (120-150 degrees) 2 tsp peanut oil 2 c. whole wheat flour Pam spray 1 15 1/2 oz jar pizza sauce 8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese toppings of [...]
Posted by ehme on December 23rd, 2008 in Appetizers, Green Recipe Box, Holiday Food, Italian, Potluck, cooking for a crowd, funeral food
3/4 c. ricotta cheese 1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 ball pizza dough, or 1 lb loaf of frozen bread dough any other “toppings” you want. I usually dice up sliced pepperoni, black olives, and mushrooms. You can add anything that floats your boat. Dice items fairly small. 2 T. milk spaghetti sauce of [...]
Posted by ehme on July 18th, 2008 in Italian, comfort food, pasta
I would like this for dinner please and thank you. I especially like the fact that Strozzapretti translates to “Priest Strangler”. Via Apartment Therapy Strozzapretti with Pecorino, Prociutto and Something Green serves 4 1 lb Strozzapretti pasta 1 cup chicken stock 6 egg yolks 1 cups freshly grated pecorino romano cheese, plus 1/2 cup chopped [...]
Posted by ehme on March 22nd, 2008 in Beef, Church Cookbooks, Italian, Potluck, funeral food, party food
1 1/2 lb. Ground Lean Pork, or beef #2 can drained spinach 1 small can Ripe Olives, chopped 1/2 c. chopped onion 1/2 to 1 c. grated parmesan Cheese 1 large Egg, beaten 1/4 tsp. tabasco 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper Dough: 1 c. milk 3 c. bisquick 1/4 c. mayonaise Cook pork [...]
Posted by ehme on January 22nd, 2008 in Healthy or something like it, Italian
Serves 4. 2 teaspoons olive oil 2 ounces cooked ham, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 1/2 cups low-fat (1 percent) milk Coarse salt and ground pepper 2 ounces reduced-fat bar cream cheese 10 ounces spinach linguine 1 head broccoli, stems peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick, florets cut [...]
Posted by ehme on January 20th, 2008 in Italian
1 7-gram packet active dry yeast 1 1?2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1?2 cups cake flour 1 tsp. salt Extra-virgin olive oil 1?2 cup cornmeal 1. Dissolve yeast in 1?4 cup lukewarm water in a large bowl. Set aside until yeast begins to activate (it will foam a little), about 10 minutes. Combine flours and salt [...]
Posted by ehme on January 12th, 2008 in Beef, Italian
Brasato 1 750-ml bottle hearty red wine (such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, or Syrah) 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 3-pound beef chuck pot roasts 1 large onion, chopped 1 large carrot, peeled, coarsely chopped 1 large celery stalk, chopped 3 garlic cloves, peeled, smashed 1 heaping tablespoon tomato paste 1 14-ounce can beef broth 2 [...]
Posted by ehme on November 16th, 2007 in Holiday Food, Italian, Land-O-Lakes Recipe Box, baking, bread, family recipes, party food
This is my Mother’s pizza recipe, and it brings me great memories of birthday parties, Friday night pizza parties and every Christmas after the year one of us said, “Why do we always have to have big fancy dinners on Christmas? Why can’t we have pizza?” We are a lazy pizza making family, and our [...]