Posts by FL Italian

Take the sausage from the casings and brown it well.  Put penne pasta in to cook when sausage is cooked and browned.To sausage.. add artichoke hearts (quartered and unmarinated), sun dried tomatoes, olive oil, white wine, the zest...

The reality of this is, no matter WHAT you do at the school level, unless it's done at home, things will never change.Kids that didn't know how to use a knife and fork... not the school's job; it's mom & dad's!!We've...

I'd also kick that lemon zest in to give you the "boost" in lemon flavor you're looking for.   The zest can kick in more lemon flavor than the juice!Sounds good and the concept is really interesting.   I may...

I too remember those whole milk days with the cream on the top!!   When the milkman came and you went to open that BOTTLE of milk, you shook it first to mix the cream back into the milk...  mmmmmm!!!   We'd...

Can't add to this as the two suggestions are very, very acceptable.   You'll never be able to get the mozzarella to melt down to that level.   It's too thick a cheese... even when you're making it you can't get it to...

Mine was out of necessity also.   At age 9, my mom got the German Measles and as my grandparents had never had them could not come in the house.   My dad worked two jobs so someone had to cook and I was taught from my...

Yes, my grandmother too sliced EVERYTHING in her hands and never got cut.Siduri... my Italian grandfather cut peaches, overripe peaches, into red wine and they were the best!!However, my fondest memory as a kid was at my Nana's...

If I'm using white... it white dry vermouth; not a white wine.  I've found that I don't use it often enough to not let it spoil in the fridge.   Vermouth has a great flavor and I can keep it on the counter at room temperature...

Makes sense because if you used Marscapone, which is very similar to cream cheese, it would work too.Not a bad idea!!

I was taught to cook by my mother at age 9 out of necessity! She had the German Measles and my father worked 2 jobs and being the my grandparents had never had the measles, they couldn't come into the house. So, I had to cook for the...