11th June 2009

Get A Healthy Dollop Of Italian Cooking

Italian cooking is celebrated around the world as there are indeed diverse and scrumptious as well as feast for the eyes. The preparation and cooking involved in Italian cooking may seem complicated but once you master the finer points, everything is straightforward. Italian cuisine is a choice of pastas to breads and to the most epicurean of dishes. It is foodie dream and attainment to master the fine art of the fame dishes.

The fine cooking recipe is not just about pastas and pizzas as there are plenty of gourmet dishes and fine Italian cooking that you can relish. It makes use of lots of fresh vegetables and olive oils in addition to herbs making them a form of healthy cooking. To get healthy Italian cooking, it is all in the ingredients and it is simpler than you would like to think.

There is not a lot of complications if you want to master fine Italian cooking techniques and you can attempt by cooking a starter dish such as Antipasto which is a hearty spread by itself. The recipe is simple although cooking Antipasto entails cold cuts of meat in addition to cheese, salami as well as marinated vegetables.

Italian dish is not complete devoid of salad and the ingredients are mostly healthy with olives and lots of fresh vegetables in addition to zucchini, onions and beans. You can have other dollop of Italian fine cooking by sampling their celebrated Italian stews and soups. The stews and soups contain ample amount of pulses, vegetables, and chickpeas on top of beans and lentils that are ideal for your health. Instances of such soups are basil, tomato and broccoli.

After sampling all these healthy cooking, you can check out Frittata which is an Italian type of omelet that is resplendent with vegetables. The ingredients can comprise tomatoes, herbs, onions in addition to salami and chicken. Frittata is a side dish to salads and soups and is frequently served in place of bread.

With a hearty meal, you can then look further to desserts that are healthy. One of the feted Italian desserts is Gelato that is low in carbohydrate.

In the realm of healthy Italian cooking, you can get hold of certain tips that help you to create such appetizing dishes. With those useful tips, you can prepare hearty and fine meals for your loved ones. Through informed choices and eating healthily, you can appreciate the fine art of Italian cooking.

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30th August 2010

How to Make Fresh Pasta from Three Regions

DVD and E-book available at: www.longtailnet.com Born in Florence, Giuliano Bugialli is Italys foremost cooking teacher and food historian. Today his cooking school, a mecca for amateur and professional chefs since 1973, is the location for this series of master class video demonstrations on the fine art of Italian cooking. This episode presents how to make Fresh Pastas, including: Maccheroni Alla Chitarra - Pasta cut with a guitar and Corzetti Stampati Con Tocco Di Pesce - Stamped Pasta with Fish Sauce and Quadrucci E Ceci - Quadrucci Pasta with Chick Peas

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27th August 2010

How To Make Pizza with Tomato Pockets & Sweet Pizza with Grape

DVD and E-book available at: www.longtailnet.com Born in Florence, Giuliano Bugialli is Italys foremost cooking teacher and food historian. Today his cooking school, a mecca for amateur and professional chefs since 1973, is the location for this series of master class video demonstrations on the fine art of Italian cooking. This episode presents how to make: Puddica - Pizza with Tomato Pockets and Schiacciata D’Uva - Sweet Pizza with Grapes

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21st August 2010

Episode #24 - Melanzane Alla Parmigiana - Italian Cooking

Due to the enormous amount of requests…..we are unleashing a truly “rich” episodes: Melanzane alla Parmigiana. So, roll up your sleeves and get cookin’! Visit www.underthetuscangun.com to grab the full recipe! Buon Appetito!!! Debi and Gabriele

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18th August 2010

Episode #03 - Risotto with Sausage and Asparagus (1 of 2) - Italian Cooking

Part 1 of 2. Risotto with Sausage and Asparagus. Ingredients: 1 cup of risotto (Arborio) rice 3 Pork or Turkey Sausages; 2 Mild & 1 Hot 1 Lb asparagus 1 cup of dry white wine 1 cup of broth or asparagus water 1/4 onion 1 handful of parsley Salt & Pepper Hot Red pepper (if you’d like) Parmesan cheese, freshly grated! Serves: 4 Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 20 min Getting Ready With the ingredients. Chop your Onion, not too thin… Chop the parsley very fine… Wash the asparagus, and put it in a pot of boiling water (5-7 Min). Then move it into a plate, but save the water you cooked it in it. Put a few asparagus aside (you will use it to decorate the dish), and chop the rest of it in 1/2-inch pieces. Cooking your dish. Sauté the onion on a medium-high flame. When browned, remove the casing from the sausages, and break the content into the pan…cook the onion and the sausage together until all the meat is golden brown. Do not worry; the onion won’t burn, as the sausages will start pouring juice in the pan… Add the rice…stir until all the ingredients are properly mixed (about a minute). Pour the wine and stir…Wait until almost all the wine is absorbed (let the alcohol evaporate)… From now, until the rice is cooked, your job is to keep the rice always wet…but not too much…Start using the broth, or if you prefer the water you cooked the asparagus in…add it slowly, while stirring… Season the rice with salt, pepper, the red pepper (if you’d like) and some of the

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