Chicken Parmesan

I have not made this dish in years, but chicken parmesan was a childhood favorite of mine.  I decided to place a bed of spinach at the bottom of my parmesan – changing things up a bit, and making up for some of the less healthy aspects of this dish.  It turned out terrifically.  The…

Rosemary Parmesan Gougères

I am still on the rosemary parmesan kick, and decided to try it out on gougères.  Gougères are essentially a savory rendition of the French creampuff or pâte à choux.   Most people hear pâte à choux or French pastry, and immediately equate it to a difficultly impossible situation that should not be attempted at any cost.  Do not let yourself…

Rosemary Parmesan Orecchiette

A couple of years ago my Aunt Kathy made a similar dish to this one – which I just loved.  Rosemary, pasta, and cheese: definitely, some of my favorites.  She said that she found the recipe in Martha Stewart Living, but a few weeks later, when I looked for it online, I could not find…

Meatball Soup

My spin on Italian Wedding soup in which the meatballs are made out of Italian sausage, the rice is replaced with pearl couscous, and the spinach is often substituted with kale. Ingredients: 1 lb Italian Sausage 2 Eggs 1 cup Bread Crumbs 1 tbsp Olive Oil 4 cloves of peeled Garlic 4 cups Broth (Beef…