Fettuccine Alfredo has been my favorite meal since I was a little girl. What's not to love about pasta and creamy Alfredo sauce? It's a perfect food. According to the recipe, this dish was the renowned specialty of the Roman restauranteur Alfredo, known as the "king of fettuccine", who invented it during the 1930s in...
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Homemade Pasta Dough (Method)
Homemade Pasta Dough Credit: La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy by The Italian Academy of Cuisine Here is an essential, all-purpose method for making pasta dough. Many of the pasta recipes in La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy follow this method. Simply follow these instructions substituting the proper ingredients & measurements given in...
Melissa's Birthday Treat (Puppy Chow)
Today would have been my friend Melissa's 29th birthday if it weren't for that fateful day, June 6, 2002...the last day of eleventh grade, when she died in a tragic car accident. I knew her for my whole life, and her friendship always was and will be a very cherished memory. Her life continues to...
Fresh Fruit Scones
I have tried more scone recipes than I can remember. This recipe for Fresh Fruit Scones is by far my favorite. These scones are crisp on the outside and light and fluffy in the middle. Very unlike the blueberry scone I ordered at a cafe this morning--only to be disgusted by the impostor that somehow finds...
Sweet & Sour Pork
This is more my style of Chinese takeout. I only ever order Sweet and Sour Pork, along with Crab Rangoon (which is my ultimate Chinese menu favorite although I’m certain it is an American creation and isn’t authentic Chinese cuisine by any means, I still enjoy it. Unfortunately the recipe I hoped to share this...
General Tso's Chicken
This is my Hubby's go-to dish when we order Chinese for dinner. I knew my he would like this dish when I sampled the sauce during the cooking process and the spiciness took my breath away (that doesn’t take much though). It’s a good thing he seemed to enjoy it, because my pantry is now...
Chinese Chicken Salad
Although I have never seen this on a Chinese takeout menu, this is a very tasty salad, especially in this warm summertime heat. The clementines are a delicious addition, and the dressing...well I just love anything with peanut butter, so this recipe was a winner in my book. Chinese Chicken Salad Credit: The Chinese Takeout...
Cookbook of the Week(end): The Chinese Takeout Cookbook by Diana Kuan
One of our favorite dates during high school was Chinese food and a movie on Friday nights. This weekend we are heading up North for a much-needed break, and I'm hoping we can enjoy some good "take-out" at home, since there isn't a Chinese restaurant within about a 30 mile radius of our cabin. We'll...
Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
What has been keeping me from posting new recipes you ask? Cookies. I've been baking like crazy over the last several weeks. There have been lots of fun occasions for my friends and family lately that have had me busy decorating treats for their special days. I have used this recipe countless times, and everyone...
"When Harry Met Sally" Cookies (Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies)
The Dahlia Bakery named these Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies the "Nora Ephron" cookie because these cookies were her favorite and she had asked Tom Douglas for the recipe after she tried them at their bakery. I choose call them "When Harry Met Sally" cookies because it is my favorite movie (Nora Ephron or otherwise, although...