Episode #307 - Bruschetta with Sausage, Brie Cheese and Fresh Herbs.
In Italy, by definition, a bruschetta is a flame toasted thick slice of bread dressed with any kind of sauce, topped with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, some Salt and some Pepper.
The most common
bruschetta is usually (and here another token!), the
one with an uncooked tomato sauce. Toast the bread,
rub well a clove of garlic on one side of each slice,
and dress with finely chopped tomatoes that you
marinated for a couple of hours in Extra Virgin Olive
Oil, finely chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
BRUSCHETTA WITH SAUSAGE,
BREE CHEESE AND FRESH HERBS
Serves: 6
Prep Time: 5
Cooking Time: 15 min. for the sausage sauce + 5 min.
in the broiler
Ingredients
6 slices of bread
2 pork sausages (mild or hot according to taste)
¼ Lb of Brie Cheese (or other semi-soft cheese)
¼ Red Onion
1 Handful of Rosemary
1 Handful of Sage
½ Glass of White Wine
Olive Oil, Salt and Pepper
How to:
-getting ready-
Chop the Onion fine and rinse the Herbs thoroughly.
Chop the Sage fine.
Slice the bread.
Pop the wine open and start sipping!
Episode #202 - Veal Rolls (Involtini) and Caponata; Special Guest, Aunt Laura
let us introduce you to Aunt Laura.
Laura is Gabriele's aunt,
and she's the one usually in charge of cooking for
the big family events...she has it in her.
She is an excellent cook, a great entertainer and a
superb host.
Enough said, today's menu is:
Veal Rolls with Ham and Emmenthal cheese and
a traditional Caponata (Vegetable Stew)
Veal and
Prosciutto Rolls.
Serves - 4
Prep Time - 30 min
Cook Time - 45 min / 1 hour
Ingredients:
- 1 Lb Veal Cutlets pounded thin (count two per
serving)
- 1/2 Lb Ham
- 1/4 Lb Emmenthal Cheese, cut in 8 small cubes
(about 3/4 inch)
- 1/2 glass of lemon juice or dry white wine at room
temperature
- 1/2 glass of milk
- Salt, Pepper, Olive Oil
Episode #108 - Pasta with Beef Ragout and Pears with Pecorino; Special Guest Katherine Narducci from The Sopranos
Today we had a very special guest for lunch.
A very sweet woman that is very close to our family and that we have the pleasure to share many meals and celebrations with...
She is a great actress of Italian heritage, and always reminded Deb and I of a modern Anna Magnani...
Ladies and Gents,
from the HBO hit show The Sopranos we
happily and proudly introduce,
Katherine
Narducci!!!
Applause...
Beef Ragout Sauce
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 5
Cooking Time: about 30 min.