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Penne with sweet and sour onion sauce
Serves 8 • 2 lbs. red onions • ½ cup butter • 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil, to taste • ¾ tsp. salt • 1 or 2 cloves garlic, minced (optional) • 1 quart peeled tomatoes (with liquid) • 2 cups dry red wine • ½ tsp. dried basil, crushed • ½ tsp. dried rosemary, crushed…
Conchiglie tutto Giardino – pasta with fresh vegetables
Serves 8 to 10 • 7 Tbs. butter • 1½ cups thinly sliced carrots • 1 cup chopped green onions • 1 large red onion, coarsely chopped • ¾ cup thinly sliced radishes • ½ cup coarsely chopped parsley, packed • 2 Tbs. fresh, chopped basil • 3 cloves garlic, crushed or minced…
Penne al cardinale (pasta with creamy tomato sauce)
Serves about 6 people. • 6 medium-sized ripe tomatoes • 4½ Tbs. butter • 2 large cloves garlic, minced or pressed • ½ tsp. salt • ½ tsp. dried basil, crushed • 1½ cups cream • 1½ Tbs. flour • 1 Tbs. brandy • 2 Tbs. tomato paste • 1 to 1½ lbs. penne noodles 1. Blanch…
Penne al boccalone
Penne are a type of pasta similar to mostaccioli; they are smooth, hollow tubes about ¼ inch in diameter, cut obliquely in lengths of about 1½ inches. Either mostaccioli or ziti could be substituted if you can’t get penne. Serves 4 to 6 • 3 Tbs. olive oil • 5…
Blintzes
Serves 4 or 5 as a light meal, 10 as a dessert. • ¼ cup raisins • 1 lb. fresh hoop or farmer cheese • 2 eggs • 2 Tbs. sour cream • 2 Tbs. butter, melted • 3 Tbs. sugar • ¼ tsp. salt • 10 medium-sized crêpes • butter for the pan Garnish • sour cream and applesauce or…
Crêpes with creamed mushrooms
Serves 4 to 6 • 12 crêpes • 1½ lbs. mushrooms • 4½ Tbs. butter • ¼ cup finely chopped onion • 2 Tbs. flour • 1 cup heavy cream, heated • salt and pepper • 1½ Tbs. dry sherry • 1 Tbs. brandy • optional garnish • fresh melon slices 1. Prepare the crêpes ahead of time…
Wild mushroom crêpe cake
Serves 6 to 8 • 4 oz. dried black mushrooms • 3 Tbs. butter • 1 large yellow onion, chopped • ¼ cup red wine • salt and pepper • 2 large heads butter lettuce • 2½ cups Béchamel Sauce • 1 recipe Parmesan Crêpes • ¾ lb. Gruyère cheese, grated • tomato-pepper sauce • 1½…
Crêpes with hearts of artichoke and palm
Serves 6 • 2 cups sliced cooked artichoke hearts (about 1 lb.) • 1½ cups sliced hearts of palm (about 14 oz.) • 5 Tbs. butter, and more for the pan • 2 Tbs. lemon juice • 2½ tsp. sugar • 1 egg, beaten • salt to taste • 12 crêpes • Hollandaise Sauce 1. If you are using…
Crêpes with feta cheese
Serves 4 to 6 • 12 oz. farmer cheese (about 2 cups, crumbled) • 6 oz. feta cheese (about 1 cup, crumbled) • 3 Tbs. olive oil • 2 eggs, lightly beaten • ½ tsp. dried oregano, crushed • ½ tsp. dried dill weed, crushed • 2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed • fresh-ground…
Asparagus crêpes
Serves 6 • 1½ lbs. fresh asparagus (24 to 30 medium-sized stalks) • ½ lb. Swiss cheese • 12 crêpes • butter for the pan • hot Cucumber-Avocado Sauce Garnish: • thin wedges of cantaloupe and ripe strawberries 1. Trim the asparagus stalks so that they are an even…
Parmesan crêpes
Parmesan crêpes are a treat just as they come from the pan and even better when doused with some tomato or mushroom sauce. But they are also delicious when wrapped around almost any of the savory fillings which follow. For this reason, I include again here the same…
Yeast pierogi
Pierogi are a Polish type of savory pastry that can be made with almost any kind of filling. Some are boiled in salted water, others are fried in butter, but these are made with yeast dough and baked. They can be served hot, warm, or at room temperature and make a…