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Pan Con Tomate (Bread with Tomato)
Pan Con Tomate 1 loaf of crusty bread Ripe tomatoes Extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt Slice the bread. Slice the tomatoes in half crosswise. Rub the halves of the tomato directly onto to the bread. Sprinkle with salt. Drizzle with olive oil. Note: you can toast the bread before rubbing…
Tortilla Espanola (Spanish Omelet)
Tortilla Espanola (Spanish Omelet) Makes 4 – 6-Servings Hands on time: 20 minutes Total preparation time: 40 minutes 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 large onion, sliced 3 potatoes Kosher salt 1 cup dry white wine 5 large eggs Place a medium size sauce pan, filled with salted…
Cuttlefish, Meatballs and Green Peas
Cuttlefish, Meatballs and Green Peas Makes 4-6 Servings Hands on time: 45 minutes Total preparation time: 1 1/2 hours For the meatballs: ½ pound ground pork ½ pound ground veal 2 cloves minced garlic Small bunch of fresh chopped flat leaf parsley Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1…
Handmade Lemon Pasta
Handmade Lemon Pasta Makes 4 – 6 Servings Hands on time: 40 minutes Total preparation time: 1 hour and 15 minutes For the pasta: 4 cups 00 flour (Italian milled flour) 2 tablespoons semolina flour 1 large egg 1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature 1 cup milk, at room temperature…
Lemon Caciotta Cheese
LEMON CACIOTTA CHEESE Makes 6 – 8 small servings of lemon caciotta Hand on preparation time: 20 minutes Total preparation time: 40 minutes 1 half gallon of fresh cow’s milk 2 teaspoons of rennet 1 lemon, zested In a medium saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat to 98 degrees…
10 Day Limoncello
10-DAY LIMONCELLO Recipe courtesy of Chef Kathryn Kelly Makes one 750-ML bottle of Limoncello Hands on preparation time: 30 minutes Total preparation time: 10 days 5 fresh, unwaxed lemons 1 (750-ml) bottle of good vodka 2 cups sugar 1 cup water DAY ONE: Wash the lemons well. Using a vegetable…
On September 17th I will be serving lobster rolls at Chelsea Piers to benefit “A 2nd Helping of Life.”
On the evening of Sept. 17th, I will join Rebecca Charles of Pearl Oyster Bar and an impressive team of New York’s women chefs at Pier Sixty in Chelsea Piers to celebrate SHARE and the 15th anniversary of the tasting benefit, “A Second Helping of Life. ” We will be serving 1.2K+…
“Flavors of Tuscany,” Episode 801 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” airs this week. Lean more here.
Season 8 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” has launched with Episode 801: Flavors of Tuscany. Come along as I visit Villa Dianella, a 15th century hunting lodge in Vinci, once owned by the Medicis, now owned by Veronica D’Entreves. We’re here to taste Chianti wines from the vineyard and then make a…
Season 8 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” just launched! Learn more here.
Season 8 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” starts this week. I hope you will join me as I search for tempting family recipes to share with you. I start out in Europe visiting an old villa in Tuscany, a lemon farm on the Amalfi coast, and the fairy tale Spanish village of…
Chianti Tortelli Filled With Asparagus and Goat Cheese
(Recipe courtesy of Allesio Bagnoli based on the family recipes of Veronica d’Entreves) Makes: 6 to 8 Servings Hands on time: 45 minutes Total preparation time: 3 ½ hours For the pasta dough: 3 ½ cups semolina flour 3 large eggs 2 to 2 ½ cups of Chianti Wine For…