47 italian perfection Recipes

diced tomatoes, undrained, tomato sauce, sugar (optional), mccormick garlic powder, mccormick perfect pinch italian seasoning, mccormick ground black pepper, salt (optional), olive oil, zucchini and/or yellow squash, sliced, sliced mushrooms, onion, chopped, pasta , such as spaghetti or linguine, shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

dense square packaged pumpernickel (wild s westphalian is perfect) or 3 1/2-inch slices of bakery pumpernickel, eggs, worcestershire sauce, coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, yellow onions (1 cup) finely chopped (not minced ), garlic, minced, ground beef, ground veal, italian sausage , squeezed from casing. (sausage can be sweet or hot. guess what i prefer hot.), plain store-bought or fine homemade bread crumbs to sprinkle on top

olive oil, sweet italian sausage (ground beef or pork sausage can be used if italian sausage is not available), diced onion, diced green pepper, minced garlic cloves, spaghetti sauce (or 4 cups of in search of the ultimate spaghetti/pizza/pasta sauce), minced fresh basil (1 tsp if using dry ), oregano, mccormick spicy steak seasoning (omit if using spiced italian sausage or you do not want it kicked up a notch ), no-boil lasagna noodles , or, homemade fresh lasagna noodles (perfect egg pasta), egg, ricotta cheese (in a pinch cottage cheese, with the excess milk drained off can be used, or make your own recipe #34), shredded mozzarella cheese (in mexico , asadero or chihuahua can be used), parmesan cheese (cotija, also called queso anejado can be used)

mile high lemon meringue secrets, lemon meringue pie may be an american classic , but it can be tricky to prepare. there s the crust with all its issues, then the tart filling and the meringue itself, which is all too prone to weeping. and that topping is never, ever as tall and fluffy as we would like. we wanted to figure out how to make a perfect lemon meringue pie with a sky-high topping. here s what we discovered, make the meringue with a hot sugar syrup (what the professionals call italian-style meringue). this ensures that the meringue is cooked through and stable enough to be piled high on top of the filling. the addition of a little cream of tartar to the egg whites while mixing also helps to stabilize the meringue.flavor the filling with both lemon zest and lemon juice for the brightest citrus flavor. remember to strain the filling to remove the zest, which would mar the otherwise silky smooth filling.use a rubber spatula to spread the meringue over the filled pie, making sure to stick the meringue to the edge of the pie crust to prevent the topping from shrinking. once all the meringue is on the pie, use the spatula to make the spikes and peaks of meringue., all-purpose flour , for dusting, brisee (pie dough) for 1 single 9 inch pie crust, egg, heavy cream, cornstarch, cake flour, salt, sugar, egg yolks, lightly beaten, fresh lemon juice, lemon rind, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, egg whites, sugar, salt

turkey, leftovers is perfect for this , you can substitute chicken for this as well (shredded or chopped), milk, butter, flour, sherry wine, fresh parsley, chopped fine, salt and pepper, italian seasoned breadcrumbs, asparagus , roasted (just remove the tough ends and cut in 3-inch pieces), olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, wild rice , already cooked (1 box uncle bens or similar), toasted sliced almonds