Risotto and Brocoli and Gelato, Oh My!

Hi! Tonight, I was very busy cooking one of my favorite dishes so far, Easy Oven Risotto. It was wonderful! In risotto, there is vegetables, meat, and rice. I used italian sausage and sqaush in mine. I loved the flavor of this dinner! This risotto is probably one of the only flavorful rice dishes. Rice can be very bland plain, which leads me to a new special on... A Commentary on Vegetables!!! Although, I guess Rice isn't exactly a vegetable, but oh well. Check my blog soon to see a post on rice. But, back to tonight's creations. With my grandmother's help, we also made two other recipes, Cold Brocoli Salad, and Lemon Gelato. After reading my post on brocoli, you probably are guessing that I hated it. But (suprise, suprise!) I actually liked the brocoli!My grabndma liked it to, but my mom, the brocoli fanatic, did not like it very much! I find it kind of strange that I, who hate brocoli, liked the cold brocoli salad, and my mom, who loves brocoli, did not. Oh well. We also decorated the table beatifully. Pictures coming, as I am still in Chicago.

Buona Appetite!

P.S.
If you got the subtle reference to the Wizard of Oz in my post title, that is beacause I just saw the Broadway version of Wicked, which is all about what happened in Oz before Dorothy dropped in. Now I am completely obsessed with it!!! Bye!

Desert!!!!

Hi! Sorry I haven't bloged for a long time. I've been busy, but I promise I will start blogging more often. A few days ago, I made two delicious desert. First, Chocolate Dipped Macaroons. They are wonderful!!!!!!! I would make these again every day if I could! Sadly, I had to share them. Last saturday, I took part in an event called "Relay For Life", and I made these cookies as the food item I had to share with my team. But, thankfully, my teamates did not eat many, so I still have some for me! I also made Orange Gelato. It was good, but I made the mistake of using dried orange rind, so it was crunchy. Oops. But it still tasted good. When I make Lemon Gelato, I will definitely use fresh lemon rind, or none at all. I am in Chicago at my Grandma's house, so I don't have the pics of the deserts, but I will load them soon.

Buona Appetite!

Cake!!!!!!!!

Hi! My birthday was six days ago and for celebration I made Dolce di Natale or chocolate hazelnut cake. It was wonderful! I served it with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. It was the best cake I have eaten in my entire life!!! It was very expensive to make, though, because it used a dozen of eggs. Here is a picture:

Buona Appetite!

Flavorful Focacia

Hi! Sorry I didn't post for a while. I was never able to find time to fit blogging in. Well, two of my favorite recipes I've made so far are focacia breads. The first focacia I made was called "Focacia with Parmesan Cheese and Oregano". It was absolutely delicious. My family and I ate it with olive oil, and I even added more cheese to it! The second focacia I made was called "Pizza Dough Focacia". All I did for this variation was make a plain focacia and spread it very thinly on a pan to bake with sausage and cheese. It was heavenly! Unfortunately, we ate all of the pizza before I was able to take a picture, but here is a picture of the focacia with oregano and cheese:

Too Sweet For The Sweetest Sweet Tooth!

Hi! I baked a Jam Crostata a few days ago. I think that I am the only one in my family who loved it! It was very sweet, and I will admit that it made my heart skip, but it was still good. I used strawberry jam with lemon juice and zest. The crust tasted just like a shortbead cookie! Then, for the final touch, I put a dollop of whipped cream on top! The only problem was the fact that it didn't stay together. The whole thing looked like was bleeding in the middle. But, I loved making it. I can't wait to make the other three types of crostata in the book!

Buona Apettite!

Bread Sticks For All!

Hi! Right after I finished my school work, I made Bread Sticks!!! They are absolutely delicious. Made with Parmesan Cheese and Fresh Minced Garlic, I could eat these delicious Bread Sticks forever! Here are some Pictures:

I am already four days down with 153 recipes still to go. I think I will finish my goal before the deadline is up, but from now on, I will add a list to the side of my blog that has all of the things I have cooked.

Buona apettite!