Free Recipes

Ingredients:

2 Italian sausage links, casings removed
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup tomato paste
3/4 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup ricotta cheese
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
4 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

Crumble sausage into a small skillet. Add onion and garlic; cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes. Combine the egg, ricotta and parsley.
Spread 1/4 cup sauce in an 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Trim noodles to fit dish. Layer a third of the noodle pieces over sauce; top with a third of the remaining sauce, a third of the ricotta mixture and 3 tablespoons mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers twice.
Cover; bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes or until browned. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

Ingredients:

2 cups shelled peas
1 medium-sized cauliflower
½ cup mustard oil
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 onion (peeled and
ground to a paste)
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 bay leaves
salt to taste
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 cloves
½” piece of cinnamon

Directions:

Grind all the ingredients for the spice paste. Cut the cauliflower into florets. Heat the oil and fry the onion paste together with the ginger-garlic paste till they are a light golden brown in colour. Lower the flame and add the bay leaves. Mix in the cauliflower pieces and the turmeric powder. Fry over a medium heat till the cauliflower is half cooked and turns a light golden brown. Lower the flame and mix in the shelled peas and the spice paste and 1½ cups of water. Cover with a lid and cook over a low flame till the vegetables are cooked. Serve hot with boiled rice.

Ingredients:

4 chicken breast fillets
butter, salt and pepper
1 onion
1 clove garlic
2-3 tbsp vegetable fat for frying
3 tbsp peanut butter
400ml Coca-Cola
4 tbsp lime juice or lemon juice
50g chopped peanuts
2 tbsp fresh parsley

Directions:

Rinse chicken fillets under cold water and pat dry with paper towel. Heat butter in skillet and sear chicken breasts on both sides over high heat. Reduce heat and cook for a further 10 to 15 minutes and then season. Chop onions finely, press garlic and fry the two ingredients over high heat at the same time in a second skillet. Add peanut butter, stir until smooth, then add a little of the Coca-Cola. Gradually add the rest of the cola and then the limejuice. Chop peanuts and parsley and add it to sauce. Arrange chicken breasts on plates and pour the sauce over.

Ingredients:

8 zucchini (about 12-15cm long)
2 1/2 tbs olive oil
125g Greek feta
2 tbs currants
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 tbs dried breadcrumbs
1 tbs finely chopped basil, plus extra small leaves, to serve
200g grape or cherry tomatoes
90g (about 6 slices) prosciutto, salami or leg ham
125g cherry bocconcini, torn in half
Toasted bread, to serve

Directions:

Preheat oven to 220°C. Trim 2mm from ends of zucchini then cut each into 4mm-thick slices, lengthways. Place in a bowl. Add 1 tbs oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss. Heat a char-grill pan over high heat. Cook zucchini, in batches, for 1 1/2 minutes each side or until charred but not quite cooked through. Transfer to a roasting pan.
Crumble feta into a bowl. Add currants, garlic, breadcrumbs and chopped basil. Season to taste and toss well to combine. Scatter tomatoes and feta mixture over zucchini. Tear prosciutto slices in half and strew over vegetables. Drizzle with remaining oil then roast for 15 minutes or until tomatoes have softened. Scatter vegetable mixture with bocconcini and extra basil. Spoon into a bowl and serve with toasted bread.

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup margarine
2 tsp. Dried Basil; Crushed
2 tsp. Lemon Juice
1 1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
3/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
8 oz Fettuccine; Cooked & Drained
1 tsp. olive oil
Salt

Directions:

Melt the margarine in a large skillet and add the basil, lemon juice, garlic powder and Italian seasoning and salt. Blend well. Make pasta fettuccine according to the package directions and add 1 tsp. of olive oil. In a large bowl mix fettuccine and garlic mixture and toss to coat well. Top with parmesan cheese.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for frying
1/2 medium onion, finely minced ( 3/4 cup)
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup whole or low-fat milk
1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika, such as Spanish pimenton de la Vera
8 ounces finely chopped jamon serrano (serrano ham)
2 eggs, beaten with 2 teaspoons water
2 cups fine dried bread crumbs

Directions

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until translucent. Add the flour and stir to coat the onion, then whisk in the milk and cook for about 5 minutes, whisking constantly, until the sauce thickens. Add the paprika and the jamon, stirring to combine. Spread the mixture in a 9-inch dish; cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours, until the mixture is firm.
Place the beaten egg-water mixture and the bread crumbs in separate shallow dishes. With moistened hands, form the chilled croqueta mixture into 2-inch cylinders or 1 1/2 -inch balls. Roll each croqueta in the bread crumbs, in the egg mixture, and then in the bread crumbs again, taking care that they are well coated. Arrange the croquetas on a baking sheet so that they do not touch. When ready to cook, line a baking sheet with layers of paper towel.
Fill a large pot with an inch or two of olive oil. Heat over high heat until the oil is almost smoking (about 325 degrees on an instant-read thermometer). Fry the croquetas in batches (about 5 at a time) for 1 to 2 minutes, until golden brown, moving them around with a slotted spoon to ensure even cooking. Use the slotted spoon to transfer to the paper towel-lined baking sheet. Serve hot or warm.

Ingredients:

4 slices of hake (fresh or frozen)
4 garlic cloves
1 can of peas
Plenty of parsley or cilantro
Oil, salt, flour

Directions:

Drizzle oil in a saucepan so to cover the bottom.Heat and add 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced. Fry at low heat to avoid burning. When it’s golden, add two tablespoon of flour and stir. Add the peas with the liquid from the can and more water until desired thickness. Next, add the hake and cook for 10 minutes at low heat and covered. Sprinkle chopped parsley.
If you want to enrich it you can add a can of asparagus and a hard-boiled egg cut into fourths.

INGREDIENTS

6 egg yolks
3/4 cup white sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pound mascarpone cheese
1/4 cup strong brewed coffee, room temperature
2 tablespoons rum
2 (3 ounce) packages ladyfinger cookies
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

DIRECTIONS
In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well blended. Whisk in milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil gently for 1 minute, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Cover tightly and chill in refrigerator 1 hour.
In a medium bowl, beat cream with vanilla until stiff peaks form. Whisk mascarpone into yolk mixture until smooth.
In a small bowl, combine coffee and rum. Split ladyfingers in half lengthwise and drizzle with coffee mixture.
Arrange half of soaked ladyfingers in bottom of a 7×11 inch dish. Spread half of mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers, then half of whipped cream over that. Repeat layers and sprinkle with cocoa. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 6 hours, until set.