I went to a Ramadan dinner last Saturday and brought this orzo salad with me. I invited my friend Claire to come with me to celebrate, but she’s a veg. She suggested that I make an orzo salad so she’d have something to eat, ha ha. We bounced some ideas off each other, and this [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Italian Food’
March 15, 2009
Ina Garten’s Recipe For Good Old Mac N’ Cheese: I Saw It In GQ And The Picture Looked Mighty Good
From the Food Network website:
Recipe:
nocoupons
Kosher salt
Vegetable oil
1 pound elbow macaroni or cavatappi
1 quart milk
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, divided
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
12 ounces Gruyere, grated (4 cups)
8 ounces extra-sharp Cheddar, grated (2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 pound fresh tomatoes (4 small)
1 1/2 cups fresh white bread crumbs (5 [...]
December 4, 2008
The Most Spicy, Garlicky Alfredo Sauce You Will Ever Eat in Your Life
I know you’re not supposed to adulterate a white sauce with “stuff”, but I like my food to be complex and filled with interesting flavors. So, no, I am NOT going to use white pepper in place of black pepper, and I am going to use SIX cloves of garlic, not TWO, in the sauce. [...]
