May 29th, 2009

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Stuffed Garlic Bread with Proscuitto and Provolone

Friday, May 29th, 2009

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Cost: $5.00
Market: Longos
Notes: This was a family recipe that I adapted.  It’s pretty decadent and can almost be a sandwich if you add more meat and maybe some tomato.

Ingredients Purchased in Bold:

  • 1 Medium width sized Italian bread
  • 5 slices of Proscuitto
  • 4 slices of Provolone cheese
  • 4-5 Cloves of minced garlic
  • 1-2 TBSP of minced Italian Parsley
  • 2 TBSP of unsalted butter
  • 2 TBSP of EVO
  • Fresh black pepper
  • Salt

Quickie Recipe

Pre-heat oven to 425 º. Melt butter with EVO, minced garlic, salt (to taste) and parsley. Slice bread in half and spread garlic butter evenly on both sides. Crack black pepper on both sides. Layer proscuitto on one side of the bread and provolone on the other. Combine like a sandwich,  wrap in tinfoil and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes until cheese has melted. Slice and enjoy!

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Mushroom, Sage and Chicken Risotto

Friday, May 29th, 2009

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Cost: $29.00
Markets: No Frills, Longos, LCBO
Notes: This recipe feeds 6-8. When I make risottos I don’t measure so this is an estimate of ingredients and method etc. It was delicious!

Ingredients Purchased in Bold:

  • 3 Cups of short grain rice. I used Carnaroli rice. It’s the best for this type of risotto
  • 2 Chicken breast, cubed (marinate in olive oil, lemon juice, pepper and steak seasoning)
  • 1 8 oz Container of button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 King mushroom, sliced
  • 1 Medium handful of Shitaki mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 Large fist size of Oyster mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 Medium size Vidalia onion, small dice
  • 1 40 g Packet of fresh sage leaves plucked from their stems
  • 4-5 Cloves of sliced garlic
  • 32-64 oz. Chicken stock,  Warm
  • 1 Cup of White wine
  • 1/2 Cup of Dry vermouth
  • 1 Lemon, juice (for the chicken marinade)
  • 3-4 TBSP of EVO (one for the chicken marinade)
  • 1 TBSP of Dried Thyme (fro the chicken marinade)
  • Grated Romano Cheese to taste
  • Grated Parmesan Cheese to taste
  • 3-4 TBSP of Unsalted butter
  • Small handful of fresh Italian parsley

Quickie Recipe

Marinade chicken for at least an hour. Cook it until almost cooked. Cook mushrooms in butter and olive oil and finish with dry vermouth. Make sure it’s all cooked into the mushroom and set aside. Cook sage and garlic in butter until the sage is a bit crispy and set aside. Add butter and evo to a pan and cook onions until lucid. Add the 3 cups of rice and stir and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the white wine and cook until absorbed. Ladle in chicken stock (one at a time) and cook risotto. When it’s almost done add chicken, mushrooms, sage and Romano cheeses. Add minced parsley and top with Parmesan cheese.

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