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Teresa avatar
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Paula, and all - share you favorites here. paula got me thinking about some pasta, pizza, risotto, polenta, etc...

Gorgonzola sauce

3/4 c milk
1/2 stick butter
5-10 oz gorgonzola cheese (crumbled or wedge) - crumble into milk and butter - slowly melt these ingredients. add a little salt.

after completely melted, add 3/4 c heavy cream (or 1 cup), bring to simmer for a few minutes while stirring. add parmesan. pour onto hot penne and stir (reserve a little sauce to use to add to top of each serving). add more parmesan. add toasted pine nuts or walnuts (slightly crushed). stir. serve.



[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mascarpone and Gorgonzola Sauce[/FONT]​
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2 cups heavy cream[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1/2 cup Mascarpone[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1/2 cup Gorgonzola[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In a medium saucepan, combine all the ingredients. Bring to a low boil and stir with a wooden spoon over low heat until the cheeses are melted and smooth. Serve immediately over pasta.[/FONT]

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Teresa avatar
TeresaSoWal GuideAuthor
#27
Paula: these are all so yummy. chicken marsala is one of my favorites of all time. thanks for sharing these!!!

😀
Paula avatar
PaulaBeach Fanatic
#28
I have a few more that I'll post, but one is long (the home-made ravioli recipe -- but it's so good...). Our kids (and guests) love the chicken marsala recipe and it doesn't take long to cook so it's a nice recipe. I put my limoncello in the freezer and one didn't freeze (that's good) and one did freeze (I put it back in the fridge to see how it will taste after having been frozen and will let you know). I can't figure out why one would freeze and one wouldn't -- the alcohol is supposed to keep it from freezing. Anyway, the recipe made so much limoncello cream that even if I lost a jar, I'll still have enough to give two bottles away and keep two... (one to bring to SoWal, maybe two to bring to SoWal...) in October!

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TripleB avatar
TripleBBeach Fanatic
#29
Chef-boy-ardee Ravioli:

1. Open can
2. Pour contents into microwave safe dish, cover
3. Microwave 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 min...let sit 1 min

YUM!
Teresa avatar
TeresaSoWal GuideAuthor
#30
Chef-boy-ardee Ravioli:

1. Open can
2. Pour contents into microwave safe dish, cover
3. Microwave 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 min...let sit 1 min

YUM!

3D - you always contribute so much. thanks. :blink:
ktmeadowsBeach Fanatic
#31
Chef-boy-ardee Ravioli:

1. Open can
2. Pour contents into microwave safe dish, cover
3. Microwave 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 min...let sit 1 min

YUM!


Yum...can't wait to try this! :floor:
DD avatar
DDSoWal Expert
#33
here is a link to the webpage to my favorite Italian magazines. some good recipes on this site, and the magazines are really nice.

http://www.italiancookingandliving.com/magazines/lci.html

Great mag!! Tons of recipes!! I bet some are even low fat! Thanks for posting!!
Paula avatar
PaulaBeach Fanatic
#34
Hey, I used to subscribe to that magazine -- La Cucina Italiana -- too and lately I've been going through all my old issues since I'm feeling exceptionally Italian these days. Beautiful quality -- photos and recipes. The issues are real keepers. I think I subscribed between 1998 and 2003 or so. I stopped because I had so many recipes that I hadn't tried yet. I've been soooo enjoying going over past issues.

Cook's Illustrated is another great cooking magazine. I don't subscribe to that anymore either even though I liked it so much because I just couldn't keep up with the recipes and I can just look over past issues over and over again.

I love cooking and eating... sigh...
Teresa avatar
TeresaSoWal GuideAuthor
#35
yes, I love cooks illustrated (www.cooksillustrated.com) as it really teaches you so many things about cooking, techniques, tools, etc., and some of my very best recipes came from here - such as roasted chicken or turkey. great resource. I subscribe to this magazine and online for additional recipes.
Paula avatar
PaulaBeach Fanatic
#36
No wonder we like each other... One of my dreams when I retire (which I hope to do early rather than later -- real early) is to cook a lot more, a lot lot more, most likely doing a lot of it in SoWal... cook, pool, beach, porch, cook, pool, beach, porch... sigh
Mermaidpicky
#37
Hey, I used to subscribe to that magazine -- La Cucina Italiana -- too and lately I've been going through all my old issues since I'm feeling exceptionally Italian these days. Beautiful quality -- photos and recipes. The issues are real keepers. I think I subscribed between 1998 and 2003 or so. I stopped because I had so many recipes that I hadn't tried yet. I've been soooo enjoying going over past issues.

Cook's Illustrated is another great cooking magazine. I don't subscribe to that anymore either even though I liked it so much because I just couldn't keep up with the recipes and I can just look over past issues over and over again.

I love cooking and eating... sigh...

I love La Cucina Italiana! Not only does it have excellent recipes, it has all those wonderful photos of Italy. It's hard to thumb through an issue without wanting to hop on the next plane to Rome. :wub:
DD avatar
DDSoWal Expert
#38
No wonder we like each other... One of my dreams when I retire (which I hope to do early rather than later -- real early) is to cook a lot more, a lot lot more, most likely doing a lot of it in SoWal... cook, pool, beach, porch, cook, pool, beach, porch... sigh

Paula, I hope you get to do this REAL SOON--and I hope you invite me for dinner(s), and I hope I just have to walk over from MY house! 😀
Teresa avatar
TeresaSoWal GuideAuthor
#39
Paula, I hope you get to do this REAL SOON--and I hope you invite me for dinner(s), and I hope I just have to walk over from MY house! 😀

me too.😀 I've been treated to Paula's risotto. and let me tell you it was a treat and a half. I owe her some gorgonzola pasta.
Jdarg avatar
JdargSoWal Expert
#40
I'm becoming a diet schizophrenic. I was just posting over on the skinny thread, then I come over here and start drooling over Italian food. My head is going to fall off from too much bouncing back and forth. I don't know what thread to be loyal to!:blink: I'm losing my mind!!!!

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