| Just like the name says this is paella with an italian twist. It has all of usual ingredients of paella, chicken shrimp, sausage, rice saffron with the addition of tomatoes. Serve with italian pepperoncini. |
| In the section called picnic breads, there is a shallot and poppy seed bread that is wonderful. It takes a little bit of work, but the instructions are easy to follow. With a filling of shallots, onions, parmesan cheese, poppy seeds and butter, it's almost a meal. |
| This recipe is good as a main course or as side for a party. If you leave out the shrimp it is a good salad for grilled meats in the summer. Very easy to prepare |
| Easier than a pie. It can be made with any combination of fruit. If you keep the dough in the freezer you can make a crostata any time you find nice fruit at the farmers market. |
| This is a very easy recipe for salmon,the hardest part is gathering the ingredients if you don't have them on hand. A good balance of fresh and clean flavors with the fatty salmon. It is a good recipe for a party or a buffet because it can be served at room temperature. |
| The recipe has many ingredients but is very easy to prepare. It is a rich cake with lots of dates and nuts and a good balance of spices. You can serve it with the cream cheese spread that is included in the recipe,but it is delicious without it. |
| If you think shrimp cocktail is good, then you will really love what roasting does to the flavor of the shrimp. Quick and easy to prepare for your next party.
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| This is a very easy way to get your apples with crust. It is made with store bought puff pastry, and with the addition of dried cherries they are fantastic. I have made these turnovers many times , and everyone loves them. |
| You never have to buy chocolate bark again, it is so simple to make. Follow Ina's instructions for melting the chocolate and then add what she suggests or whatever you like. The roasted salted cashews are a good foil against the sweetness of the chocolate. I added the cherries,apricots and the raisins, I didn't use the ginger.
This disappears as fast as I make it. |
| Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best. With so few ingredients they must be fresh and the technique must be followed. Very tasty. |
| A gourmet version of "pigs in a blanket". You can use any kind of thin fresh sausage and store bought puff pastry and it would be delicious. |
| Simple and easy.Good healthy appetizer. Many friends have requested the recipe. |
| I made this recipe with asian salmon, a very nice dinner combination. It seems like alot of ingredients but it goes together quickly in the food processor. Add the sauce at the last minute because it makes the pasta turn mushy. the flavors are really good. |
| Very easy and very tasty. One drawback, it takes 1 1/2 hours to cook in the oven, but it makes alot and lasts for weeks. |
| Very simple recipe, only three ingredients, sugar snap peas, dark sesame oil, and black sesame seeds. Combine them together and serve at room temperature. |
| You really don't need a recipe for brussels sprouts, but Ina gives you good guidelines for roasting any vegetable. Even if you don't like brussels sprouts, give this recipe a try. they are very tasty. |
| Another member had problems with this recipe, but I loved it. I have made this recipe many times and it always came out perfect. My cooking time was about 40 to 45 minutes. The combination of fruit was also a winner but sometimes I leave the figs out. |
| Remember the onion dip from a box, well this is so much better. Easy to make and tasty. Brings back childhood memories. |
| Easy to make and has more flavor than traditional coleslaw. |
| If you never had a homemade marshmallow, then you must make this recipe. They aren't anything like the store bought kind. The marshmallows are soft and silkly and they melt in your mouth. They are a real treat. |
| I needed a salad for my barbecue that didn't contain any wheat or meat products. This rice salad was perfect.It is easy to prepare and can be made in advance. The taste is light and refreshing on a hot summer's day. |
| This salad is quick and easy. I had a little trouble finding the wheatberries but it is worth seeking them out. They make a tasty salad. If you are looking for something a little different, give this one a try. |
| This recipe is easy enough for a weekday meal and special enough for company. It has fresh, clean flavors that keep the calorie count down. I make this recipe often especially in the summer. |
| This is a great recipe for chicken wings. It is a very easy and delicious recipe. The sauce is buttery and spicy, and they are broiled instead of fried. I used blue cheese for the dip. |
| It 's a two part recipe, first you have to make a recipe of roasted winter vegetables, page 110. Then you can make the soup that on page 33. The idea of a roasted vegetable soup is good, but I added a few extra seasonings. |
| I love to make poached pears in the fall for dessert, so this recipe with the dried fruit caught my eye. It was very good but because Bosc pears can be hard, make sure they are ripe or cook them a little longer. |
| This is an easy version of apple pie with a cinnamon crumb topping. Great! |
| Easy, delicious and baked. |
| made this recipe twice,really great. the first time I made it theway it was written. the second time I had leftover ham.cooked the lentils with the ham bone and then added pieces of ham at the end. Everyone loved it. |
| Very easy and delicious. Don't be afraid of the quantity of garlic, ii becomes very sweet after cooking it. |
| I am always looking for vegetarian side dishes to add to my buffet because some of my friends like to keep it light or just don't eat meat. This recipe is easy to prepare and hearty enough to be a main course. It can be made a day ahead and served either warmed up or at room temperature. |
| I searched many cookbooks for string bean recipes, so when I found this recipe, I had to try it. Very simple to prepare with good a balance of flavors. Roasted red onion, yellow and red peppers added to blanched green beans make a delicious and colorful dish. Serve it warm or a room temperature. |
| This is a very simple dessert to prepare.There are only three ingredients, puff pastry, sugar and a pinch of salt. Combine the sugar and salt, roll puff pastry in the sugar till well coated. Fold the pastry according to the directions, cut and bake. Easy and delicious. |
| I served this elegant salad at a formal dinner party. Simple, delicious, and makes a nice presentation. |
| This tart is delicious. It can be served as a appetizer or a light lunch. The filling is smooth and creamy with the tang of goat cheese, and the crust is crisp and buttery. |
| Very unusual way to treat avocados, but delicious. Slightly crunchy and spicy on the outside and cool and creamy on the inside. |
| This recipe is great for lunch, brunch even a light dinner.
These frittatas have a nice combination of vegetables, onions, eggplant, peppers and Kalamata olives. It also has two cheeses, Parmesan and feta. They give the frittatas rich taste and a bit of saltiness. This recipe makes four frittatas, but you can easily reduce the amounts. The recipe is also a base to experiment with different ingredients to make your own flavor combinations. |
| From: The Bread Bible (reviewed 14th January 2010)Mix up the batter and put in the pan. Delicious! One problem is that you need a special pan but they are not that expensive and another is you need fresh cooked corn. I used cooked frozen corn and it was fine. |
| From: The Cake Bible (reviewed 10th January 2010)This is a favorite of the author of this cookbook. I have made this cake for over twenty years and has become my signature cake. It is a very lemony, moist delicious pound cake. Easy to make too. |
| From: The Cake Bible (reviewed 23rd January 2010)This is a moist cake, with a nice combination of spices. The flavor of pumpkin is subtle, because of the small amount that is needed. Another dominate flavor is of the walnuts and the walnut oil. It is a very quick an easy recipe to make. |
| From: The Cake Bible (reviewed 23rd January 2010)This cake is everything the title says and more. The texture is light and soft with a tender crumb. It's good with many of the fillings and frostings that Rose has developed for her book. This recipe makes a two layer cake. There is a section for formulas and techniques for making large wedding and special occasion cakes. I use the formulas to turn this cake into a multi-layered creations for my family and friends special moments.
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| From: Ciao Italia (reviewed 11th January 2010)This has become a family favorite. Great for parties,(Super Bowl)and picnics. Moderate level of work to make the bread and then the filling. Everyone loves the bread,good as leftovers too. |
| From: Ciao Italia (reviewed 11th January 2010)These sweet little bread bears are delicious. They take a little bit of time because they need to rise,but they are worth it. |
| From: Ciao Italia (reviewed 1st February 2010)This soup is also known as Italian Wedding Soup. My mother used to make this for me when I was little but she added pastina and so do I. |
| From: Ciao Italia (reviewed 1st February 2010)I use the crespelle batter to make manicotti. The filling consists of ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Sometimes I add spinach. It makes a manicotti that is more tender than the traditional. |
| From: Ciao Italia (reviewed 1st February 2010)It sounds like an odd combination, but the vinegar, with a little sugar bring out the flavor of the strawberries. |
| Very simple preparation for green beans. Add the sesame seeds and the lime juice for a twist. |
| Good when the peaches are in season. |
| From: Cooking Light (reviewed 30th January 2010)This is a simple recipe, but there is alot of chopping. Use a good quality tomato juice and the soup will be delicious. |
| From: Cooks Illustrated (reviewed 7th February 2010)The recipe has been tweaked a bit, from the original no-knead recipe. The dough is not as wet as the original, needs some kneading and it replaces some of the water with a mild-flavored lager. It is an easy recipe that produces a great bread. |
| From: Cooks Illustrated (reviewed 7th February 2010)This pie dough is different in technique and that half the water is replaced by vodka. The dough is wetter and easier to roll out.The vodka vaporizes in the oven and using less water makes the dough more tender. Great recipe, I use it for all my pies and tarts. |
| From: Cooks Illustrated (reviewed 7th February 2010)These cookies are delicious.They have a very full chocolate flavor. Two different forms of chocolate are used, cocoa powder and semi-sweet chocolate. The recipe calls for espresso powder to boost the chocolate flavor even more. |
| From: Cooks Illustrated (reviewed 21st February 2010)This soup is delicious, with a true tomato taste. The soup is thickened with bread instead of cream and that lets the flavors of the tomato shine through. |
| From: Cooks Illustrated (reviewed 21st February 2010)This is a very good recipe because the short ribs are browned in the oven. The rest of the recipe is standard technique and produces a great short rib. |
| From: Cooks Illustrated (reviewed 21st February 2010)This recipe uses cottage cheese instead of ricotta. Since I am an Italian-American I was very skeptical of this recipe. I made it for my family and they loved it, no one knew that it was cottage cheese. |
| From: Cooks Illustrated (reviewed 21st February 2010)This chicken is moist and delicious. It is a very easy recipe, brown chicken in a pot and then pop it in the oven. Very good on a cold winter's night. |
| From: Cooks Illustrated (reviewed 22nd February 2010)This pizza is good for an appetizer or a light lunch. The dough can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to 24 hours. It is a very wet dough that needs to be poured into the pan and spread into the corners with your fingers. It is a plain pizza with a sprinkling of kosher salt and rosemary. Easy to make and delicious. |
| This chicken recipe has all of the good attributes of fried chicken without the bad. It is crispy, crunchy on the outside and moist and delicious on the inside. The secret to this recipe is that the crust is made with melba toast crumbs. It requires a little bit of work upfront, but it is all worth it once you taste the chicken. |
| If you love cresent rolls, you will love these homemade rolls. They are soft, buttery and delicious. They can be made ahead, partially baked, and then frozen for up to 1 month. Defrost, bake ready for next dinner party. |
| You wouldn't think that cornflakes could be so great, but when they are covered with chocolate they are fantastic. |
| From: Epicurious (reviewed 30th January 2010)Very simple, easy, different and delicious. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 30th January 2010)The filling is easy to make, but preparing the pepperoncini and pipping the mixture into each one is tedious. They are worth the trouble, but only if you have the time and patience. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 29th January 2010)Simple, easy, healthful and delicious. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 29th January 2010)Another good recipe if you love artichokes. Moderately easy to make. It's layers of artichoke pesto and cream cheese formed into a tort. Serve with bread or crackers. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 29th January 2010)Stuff each date with a pecan, wrap with bacon and bake. Easy and delicious. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 29th January 2010)Very good and easy vegetarian stuffed mushroom. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 29th January 2010)These little morsels of chicken disappeared quickly. They are delicious, slightly sweet and slightly spicy. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 29th January 2010)Who doesn't like chicken satay. This is a simple version that is very tasty. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 30th January 2010)Very simple recipe, what makes it special is the freshly grated ginger. I gives it some spice and some heat. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 30th January 2010)I reduced the cheddar from 8 ounces to 6 ounces and it's still a very rich soup. I also substituted baked potatoes for the mashed potatoes. All in all a very good soup. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 30th January 2010)Brown sugar,maple syrup and butter, it could only be good. Simple to make and delicious. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 30th January 2010)A quick, simple and delicious way to prepare bok choy. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 30th January 2010)A very flavorful preparation for frozen artichokes. I have made it several times and it is always a crowd pleaser. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 30th January 2010)Quick, easy and tasty preparation for red snapper or any kind of white fish fillet. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 30th January 2010)This is a great pasta for a hot summer's night. Only the pasta is cooked, everything else is fresh and light. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 30th January 2010)This is a simple appetizer to make, but forming the 30 to 40 balls of spinach takes time and patience. The only ingredient that I didn't like was the margarine,but when this recipe aired on TV they said it didn't work well with butter. The recipe is still worth making. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 3rd February 2010)I made these cupcakes for my daughter's wedding shower. The cupcake mixture contains sour cream to make them moist and delicious. There is also a cream cheese frosting that goes beautifully with them. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 3rd February 2010)It's an apple tatin with cake instead of pastry. Apples with caramel atop a layer of moist cake. Really good. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 3rd February 2010)This recipe is courtesy of a Jesuit priest. The is delicious and easy to make. It has raisins and the wonderful flavor of caraway seeds. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 3rd February 2010)These burgers are stuffed with roasted red peppers and mozzarella. Healthy and delicious. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 4th February 2010)East to put together. Light and refreshing |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 4th February 2010)Very easy to make, and an impressive ending to your next dinner party. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 4th February 2010)This dough is made with over a cup of honey,and it has a filling of chocolate, cream and almonds. It's a very sticky dough, so it must be rolled between two pieces of wax paper. But it's worth the effort, the cookies are great. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 4th February 2010)This is one of my favorites, the chicken is moist and tender and the sauce is smooth and silky. I don't like peas so I substituted green beans and corn. I make extra and freeze them, then I can have them anytime. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 28th February 2010)Very tasty and quick to put together. I changed a few things,added red pepper flakes and put it together in the serving bowl instead of the pan. Added the breadcrumbs last,so they stayed crispy. This dish is all about the olives, so you must like them. |
| From: The Food Network (reviewed 19th March 2010)This recipe is from famed Irish cooking school teacher, Darina Allen. Simple to make and has a great fresh flavor from the herbs, rosemary, sage, thyme, chives, and parsley.
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| This is a nice soup on a hot summer's day. It is very easy to prepare and can be made the day before. Refreshing and light. |
| Good for a party or to bring to a potluck dinner. Easy to prepare and can made the day before. The pie can be served warm or at room temperature. It is delicious too. |
| I have been making these appetizers for years, they are great. They take a little bit of work but you can make them ahead and freeze them. First you have to make the cream cheese pastry and then chill 1 hour. Next the filling. Roll out the pastry,cut out rounds, fill and seal. If you bake them frozen, add to baking time, till they are golden brown. |
| This is a simple dip to make. It's creamy, but not thick. It's buttery, garlicky and has lots of anchovies. Serve with crisp vegetables. |
| There's not rabbit in this recipe, just melted cheese over bread with a kick. YUM! |
| Very simple chicken dish. Mix up a sauce, pour over chicken and bake. Add artichokes, bake a little longer and serve. |
| This cake is one of the most famous Viennese culinary specialties. It's a chocolate genoise cake with apricot jam. Top with a chocolate glaze and its done. |
| This is a very rich cake. It is a white cake that has four layers filled with nuts and fruit, and a cooked meringue frosting. the cake a bit of time to make but it's sweet and delicious. |
| Great punch for an afternoon party on a hot summer's day. Strawberries in rose' wine, lemonade and club soda make a light and refreshing punch. |
| A strange name for breaded veal cutlets, fried in butter and garnished with parsley and a squeeze of lemon. |
| Everyone loves B.L.T.'s, so what a great idea to put those flavors in a pasta salad. Try varying the pasta shapes. This salad is light and flavorful. |
| This is a great recipe for blueberry pie. I make it every summer when the blueberries are in season, sometimes I add some blackberries when they look good in the farmers market. I use the recipe for the sweet dough on page 149. I always get raves. |
| If you want to give your family a treat, make these muffins. They are moist and delicious. They are the best blueberry muffins. |
| This recipe is more about technique, than ingredients. I used a lemon-lime soda can instead of the beer. The chicken was delicious, very moist and tender. |