★★ Italian Food - Artichoke Hearts Cream Spaghetti
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This is super fast n tasty, Artichoke hearts, garlic, onions, black olives, tarragon (or basil, oregano, parsley, marjoram) and cream. Its that simple. Penne or any pasta also works a treat.
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Food from the Med include Italian, Spanish, Greek and from Portugal. It also include many of the smaller island countries such as Malta. This huge region of cooking is diverse and even covers many Arabic influences due to historical events. So it is not just pasta, pizza,tortilla or hummus. As rich as the day is long let us see how many wonderful dishes we can serve up for you.
Below are a few Italian food words with English translations.
Zafferano: saffron Zampone: sausage-stuffed pig's foot Zenzero: ginger Zeppole: a fried pastry Verdure: green vegetables Vitello: veal (calf)Vongole: clams Taralli: round sweet or savory biscuits Tonno: tuna Torrone: nougat-type candy Torta: tart Salso: salt Saltari: sauteed Salumi: collective name for salami and similar cured meats Salvia: sage Sambuca: a colorless liqueur made from anise San Giuseppe: Saint Joseph Sarde: sardines Scaloppine: thinly sliced meat Sedani: celery Ragu: meat sauce for pasta Rapini: another name for broccoli rabe Ribollita: Tuscan bread and vegetable soup Ricotta: a fresh, mild cheese Ripieni: stuffed Riso: rice Risotto: rice cooked and stirred with broth until creamy Rollatini: small stuffed meat rolls, sometimes in a sauce Romano: a hard Pecorino cheese Rosmarino: rosemary
Rustico: country-style Pecorino: sheep's milk cheese Peperoncini: dried red chiles Pesto: a sauce from mashed ingredients, usually basil Piccante: spicy
Pignoli: pine nuts Piselli: peas Pizelle: embossed wafer cookies Pizza Dolce: cake or sweet bread Polenta: a type of cornmeal Polipi: octopus Pollo: chicken Polpette: meatballs Pomodori: tomatoes Porchetta: whole roast pig cooked with herbs and garlic Porcini: meaty wild mushrooms Primavera: springtime Prosciutto: salt-cured, air-dried pork Provolone: a straw-white cheese, sometimes smoked Olio: oil Olio di oliva: olive oil Origano: oregano
Orzo: small, seed-shaped pasta Ostriche: oysters Manzo: beef Marinara: a plain tomato sauce Marinare: to marinate Marsala: a rich brown fortified wine Mascarpone: creamy, soft, mild cheese Melanzane: eggplant Minestra: soup (usually thick) Minestrina: thin soup Minestrone: thick mixed vegetable soup Mortadella: a large cured and spiced pork sausage Mosto Cotto: grape juice cooked to form a thick dark syrup Mozzarella: a pure white soft cheese
Lauro: bayleaf Lenticchie: lentils Limone: lemon Gamberetti: shrimp
Gardiniera: mixed pickled vegetables Garofani: cloves Gnocchi: dumplings eaten with a sauce or in broth Grana Padano: a cow's milk hard cheese
Granchio: crab Grappa: liqueur made from the must of grapes Griglia: grill
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SUNDRIED TOMATO PESTO - DELICIOUS QUICK & EASY RECIPE - CHEF Z In the Kitchen
Garden fresh basil & extra virgin olive oil marinated sundried tomatoes blended with toasted pignoli nuts & garlic. Toss this pesto with your favorite pasta for a quick & delicious dinner.
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INGREDIENTS
2 cups fresh basil leaves
8.5 ounce jar sliced sundried tomatoes in oil
4 cloves fresh garlic
1/4 cup toasted pignoli nuts (pine nuts)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
to taste - sea salt & fresh ground pepper
Blend all ingredients well
Cooking with Don the R&R Chef; *Grilled Eggplant Parmesan with fresh Basil Pesto
Directions; Slice fresh eggplant. Macerate (Salt and press) Just salt both sides of sliced eggplant and let sit on sheet pan for about 30-45 minutes. Press between paper towels to remove excess water and bitterness. Brush with olive oil add cracked black pepper and grill. Place your grilled eggplant in a baking pan. Preheat oven on broiler setting.
*Fresh Basil Pesto Sauce*
-2 cups fresh basil leaves
-1/4-1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
-3-4 garlic cloves chopped (1 tablespoon)
-3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
-1/2 cup fresh grated Italian cheese like parmesan, pecorino, Romano or a blend.
-squeeze of fresh lemon
-kosher salt and cracked black pepper to taste.
Directions; Place all ingredients in food processor and pulse for a rough chop.
-Spoon pesto on grilled eggplant, top with fresh mozzarella and broil in oven to melt cheese. It is great to lightly brown fresh cheese until bubbly! ????????????????????
*Cook pasta of your choice all dente and toss with desired amount of pesto or other Italian sauce.
-Serve your Grilled Eggplant with tossed pasta and sauce and garnish with fresh grated cheese and basil! You can use Alfredo or marinara sauce on pasta if desired to add some variety!