Easy and hearty homemade beef stew made with fork tender grass fed chuck roast and Italian gnocchi dumplings, in a smoky paprika gravy with subtle hints of clove. Homemade Beef Stew from Scratch I've been dusting off the recipe files here at the Love Shack and came across this simple rustic and most tender 5 Star beef stew. I really like to make something hearty and seasonal for the holidays and comfort food is always a crowd pleaser on a chili day. The perfect make ahead meal, it's ...
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Cioppino Recipe or Zuppa Di Pesce
Cioppino or Zuppa di Pesce, the ultimate Italian seafood soup made with the freshest fish and shellfish, cooked in a san Marzano tomato broth and served with classic bruschetta. Zuppa di Pesce Cioppino pronounced “ chuh-pee-no “ meaning chopped or torn to pieces in the Ligurian dialect, Zuppa di Pesce or Zuppa di mare in Italian, is a rustic seafood soup actually created in San Francisco by Italian fishermen. It consists of a mix of shellfish cooked in a tomato broth with lots of herbs and ...
Seafood Risotto Recipe (Frutti di Mare)
The best Italian Seafood Risotto Frutti di Mare recipe, made with shrimp, mussels, baby clams, crab, a good white wine, lots of garlic, tomatoes and an exquisite saffron seafood stock. Originally from Lombardy, the northern side of Italy, the Italian classic risotto has become a popular dish all around the world. Seafood Risotto Easy to make, healthy and gluten free, this otherwise known as Risotto alla Pescatora is what an authentic Italian risotto is all about! Though you could ...
Pappardelle Ragu Alla Bolognese Sauce Recipe
An authentic Italian Pappardelle Ragu Alla Bolognese sauce over wide egg noodles, topped with pockets of creamy burrata and ricotta cheese! The only meat sauce recipe you'll ever need. | photy by MihaMatei.com | Food Style by Florentina | Pappardelle alla Bolognese Bologna or Bologona la Grassa, the home to Ragu Alla Bolognese, heavenly Lasagna, Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma. It's where good food has permanent residency and where Lasagne Al Forno and the best Bolognese reign ...
Butternut Squash Beef Stew Recipe
Super tender butternut squash beef stew Italian style slowly braised on the stovetop in a citrusy blood orange gravy (no wine) with subtle hints of clove and nutmeg! Butternut Squash Beef Stew Incredibly tender melt in your mouth chuck roast beef, feel free to skip the browning process and save some time if you like because I tested it both ways and in the end you really can't tell the difference. I'm a stovetop / oven and cast iron kind of woman, but you can totally make this in your ...
Ingrid Hoffmann Interview & Fastest Ever Chicken Enchiladas
A foodie favorite Ingrid Hoffman interview, and her lovely recipe for fastest ever chicken enchiladas ! I had the pleasure and honor to catch up with Ingrid Hoffmann, a super delicious beautiful lady this week. A Univision, Food Network and Cooking Channel cooking personality, who spices up our lives every Saturday on Telefutura and Univision. Her passion for cooking is contagious and with every episode she makes you fall more in love with her, food and life. Here is my mini interview with the ...
Sun Dried Tomato Risotto Recipe
A classic, creamy sun dried tomato risotto recipe with toasted pine nuts and fresh basil. This sun dried tomato risotto is a celebration of tomatoes. Ripe tomatoes that have been dried in the sun until most of their water content has evaporated. Deep red in color with a chewy texture and intense flavor, can be used in the kitchen year round. In Italy they used to be placed to dry on the tile roofs of people's houses. Rich in anti oxidants, vitamin C and lycopene and low in fat and ...
Easy Chicken Parmigiana Recipe
Hands down the best and easy chicken parmigiana recipe, made with chicken tenderloin, parmigiana-reggianno cheese and a classic arrabbiata sauce.Serve with homemade egg fettuccine Alfredo for the ultimate Italian dinner at home. It has become a tradition at my house on Christmas Eve to dust off this most loved chicken parmigiana recipe. That same day, I make a fresh batch of mom’s egg noodle fettuccine from scratch to toss in a creamy Alfredo sauce. It really adds some kind of old world ...
Rustic Chicken Stew & Creamy Polenta
When I was a little girl my parents both worked in a factory. My mom would work days and my dad would work nights, so there was always someone at home, taking care of us kids. Our summers were spent in the country with our grandparents, helping out in the garden and going fishing. We never had much, most days we would snack on bruschetta and tomatoes, and when we got lucky at the river we would have a bucket full of sardines that my grandma would fry to a crisp perfection. Sunday was a ...