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 M¢25  Funded By Mahalo ? |  July 26, 2009 07:22 PM

What is the best Italian food recepie you know?

Gunna cook Italian for my wonderful family and I wanted some ideas

Thanks in advance!
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July 30, 2009 03:55 PM
Small Pies with Ricotta and Spinach - Appetizer

This is an easy and good Italian recipe suitable as a delicious appetizer. You can prepare small pies filled with ricotta cheese and spinach personalized for each of your hosts. It is very simple to prepare them if you use a flaky pastry ready otherwise you will need much more time if you want to prepare a homemade flaky pastry. Also the personalization of the small pies is easy you only need a little bit of creative skill to make the decoration. At the end for the preparation of the filling you have only to boil the spinach, put the others ingredients all together, mix and fill the pastry with this mixture, only 15 minutes in the oven and the appetizer is ready to eat.

INGREDIENTS (for 7 - 9 people):
Flaky pastry
200g Ricotta cheese
200g of Spinach
1 Mozzarella cheese
1 Egg
Parmesan
Salt
Black pepper

PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes

COOKING TIME: 30 minutes

WINE: Valpolcèvera Rosato Doc (Red Wine)

PREPARATION
Roll out the flaky pastry with the help of rolling pin. Cut it with a cutter-shape or with a glass in order to obtain small piece of flaky pastry with a particular shape.

Clean the spinach and let them cook in a pan with salted water for about 10 – 15 minutes. Then drain them and let them cool. Put in a bowl the ricotta cheese, add the spinach, the egg, the Parmesan and the mozzarella cut before in small cubes.

Put the pieces of flaky pastry in a pan like this shown in the picture below,

make some small holes with a fork on the surface of the pastry and fill them with the mixture of spinach and ricotta cheese.
If you have some flaky pastry left over use it to make some decoration.

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Friday, January 09, 2009

Small Pies with Ricotta and Spinach - Appetizer
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Small Pies with Ricotta and Spinach

This is an easy and good Italian recipe suitable as a delicious appetizer. You can prepare small pies filled with ricotta cheese and spinach personalized for each of your hosts. It is very simple to prepare them if you use a flaky pastry ready otherwise you will need much more time if you want to prepare a homemade flaky pastry. Also the personalization of the small pies is easy you only need a little bit of creative skill to make the decoration. At the end for the preparation of the filling you have only to boil the spinach, put the others ingredients all together, mix and fill the pastry with this mixture, only 15 minutes in the oven and the appetizer is ready to eat.

INGREDIENTS (for 7 - 9 people):
Flaky pastry
200g Ricotta cheese
200g of Spinach
1 Mozzarella cheese
1 Egg
Parmesan
Salt
Black pepper

PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes

COOKING TIME: 30 minutes

WINE: Valpolcèvera Rosato Doc (Red Wine)

PREPARATION
Roll out the flaky pastry with the help of rolling pin. Cut it with a cutter-shape or with a glass in order to obtain small piece of flaky pastry with a particular shape.

Small Pies with Ricotta and Spinach

Clean the spinach and let them cook in a pan with salted water for about 10 – 15 minutes. Then drain them and let them cool. Put in a bowl the ricotta cheese, add the spinach, the egg, the Parmesan and the mozzarella cut before in small cubes.

Small Pies with Ricotta and Spinach

Put the pieces of flaky pastry in a pan like this shown in the picture below,

Small Pies with Ricotta and Spinach,

make some small holes with a fork on the surface of the pastry and fill them with the mixture of spinach and ricotta cheese.
If you have some flaky pastry left over use it to make some decoration.

Small Pies with Ricotta and Spinach

Preheat the oven at 180°C, bake the small pie in the oven for 15 minutes until the surface becomes slightly golden.


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July 26, 2009 07:33 PM
My husband tries a lot of recipes from allrecipes.com and this is by far the best one: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/American-Lasagna/Detail.aspx

It's lasagna and it's the best I've ever tasted! I highly recommend trying it out. Good luck and good eating! :-)
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July 29, 2009 11:34 PM
Great Website

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July 26, 2009 10:00 PM
This isn't a recipe, but a general tip. For marinara sauce, add in chopped, fresh spearmint leaves. It enhances the flavor of the sauce and the beef and is simply delicious.

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July 29, 2009 11:37 PM
Cant wait to try it out

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July 27, 2009 02:44 AM
wow, yum! here's a great one.

https://www.bobevans.com/images/recipes/Italian_Sausage_and_Tortellini_Soup.jpg

ITALIAN - SAUSAGE SOUP WITH TORTELLINI

1 lb. Italian sausage
1 c. coarsely chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, sliced
5 c. beef broth
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. water or red wine
2 c. (4 med.) tomatoes, peeled, seeded & chopped
1 c. thinly sliced carrots
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. oregano leaves
8 oz. tomato sauce
1 1/2 c. finely chopped zucchini
8 oz. (2 c.) fresh meat or cheese filled tortellini
3 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

If sausage comes in casing, remove casing. In 5 quart Dutch oven, brown sausage. Remove sausage from Dutch oven; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in the pan. Saute onions and garlic in reserved drippings until tender. Add broth, water, wine, tomatoes, carrots, basil, oregano, tomato sauce and sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 30 minutes. Skim fat from soup.
Stir in zucchini, tortellini and parsley. Simmer covered an additional 50-60 minutes or until tortellini are tender. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top of each serving. Yield 8 servings.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1818,155171-232201,00.html

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July 29, 2009 11:36 PM
mmmmmmmmmm looks good!

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July 30, 2009 02:15 PM
Pinwheel Italian Calzones - I have read on Project Weight Loss the recipe. Pinwheel Italian Calzones tastes like pizza.
Ready in – 30 min.

Preparing time – 20 min.

Cooking time – 10 min.

Pinwheels – 16

Ingredients

· 2 cups ricotta cheese
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
· 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
· 2 cups chopped pepperoni
· 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
· 1 cup finely chopped fresh mushrooms
· 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
· 1 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
· 8 ounce refrigerated crescent roll dough
· 14 ounce jars pizza sauce
Source(s):
http://www.projectweightloss.com


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