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wild mushroom pierogies
So it’s that time of the month again. Another Daring Cook’s challenge. For August the spotlight is on the humble pierogi – a Polish sweet or savoury crescent-shaped dumpling. A selection of traditional fillings (potato, meat and ca (read full article)
Catching Up on Reviews
As a member of Foodbuzz's Tastemaker program, occasionally, I have the opportunity to sample products of the site's sponsors. Recently, I was sent a box containing Eggo's new fruit pizzas. We got one strawberry and one mixed berry pizza. (read full article)
EASY Italian Herb Foccacia Bread
this Italian herb focaccia recipe is one of those quick ones you can throw together with whats already in your pantry. I like to cut them into bread sticks and OF COURSE serve them with pasta:) In two hours (including prep time, rising time, and ba (read full article)
One step closer to a pasta machine
Jan is always looking for the next gadget to assist him in making the perfect meal. I, however, am perpetually concerned about the increasing amount of small, countertop kitchen appliances we accumulate in our linen closet/overflow pantry. It̵ (read full article)
Roasted Corn and Tomato Lasagnettes
Making fresh pasta is, I think, the most fun of all cooking tasks. I also really enjoy rolling out cookie dough and cutting shapes. And, strangely, I find using my cherry pitter and having the pits shoot out of each little fruit to be an entertaining (read full article)
Fresh Focaccia Bread Recipe
My two friends are coming over for dinner tonight so I made fresh spinach ricotta lasagna, and what goes well with homemade pasta? It would have to be fresh homemade bread, mmmmm…I can smell it now, so I thought I would serve fresh focaccia bre (read full article)
Four Easy-to-Follow Mediterranean Healthy Recipes
Mediterranean food is the benchmark for a healthy diet. The Mediterranean diet secret is flavor, and a lot of it. Using the freshest food and the best spices, this is the food everyone loves. Create your own Mediterranean restaurant at home. Photo: m (read full article)
Homemade Pasta with Sausage and Grape Tomato Sauce
It's been a whole year since I first started Acquired Taste and almost 100 posts (92 to be exact). I wanted to synchronize the two blog marks at the same time, but I just didn't get to unfortunately. I have however made something I kept saying (read full article)
Restaurant Menu Descriptions
Here's some Restaurant Menu Descriptions that many of you may want to know. Quite frankly, before we even decide to eat outside our home, we must be aware of what food to eat and how they are going to be prepared. If you are on some special diet, k (read full article)
Fish Empanadas
Ingredients: 250g of flour 100g of rolled oats Salt to taste 200g of margarine 5 tablespoons of cold water 1 egg, beaten Rolled oats for sprinkling For the filling: 2 tablespoons of butter 1 tablespoon of flour 1 / 2 c (read full article)
Roll with it...
After 6 weeks I finally have my camera back, so now I can post recipes again. It was a strange making food, plating it and eating it while it was still hot. You guys missed a bunch of delicious recipes I made with pesto like shrimp pasta, Caprese sal (read full article)
A different kind of pesto from Sicily – Homemade spinach tagliatelle with pesto alla trapanese
Un altro tipo di pesto Siciliano – Linguine agli spinaci con pesto alla trapanese You can really tell someone is Italian by the quantity of pasta they eat…my family eats pasta almost every day…unlike me…I eat it once in a whi (read full article)
Totally Necessary!!!
Some times it’s just Totally Necessary to forget about everything that’s stressing you out, to eat the foods you love and to blog about it because in the end it was Totally Necessary to help you feel better about your day. Someti (read full article)
Gnocchi
Named after the Italian Baroque composer, Pietro Gnocchi English pronunciation: Nyokki, which is the Italian name for a variety of dumplings. They may be made from semolina, ordinary wheat flour, potato, bread crumbs, or similar ingredients. The (read full article)
Easy Meals in Minutes: Recipes, Tips & Tricks!
Soup is one of those meals that you think would take all day to prepare. But, you can easily make a delicious soup in about 30 minutes with a couple of short cuts. Buy using ready-made broth, you can easily whip up your favorite soups in no time. My (read full article)
05.22.10: dinner (bruschetta and mushroom ragu).
Bruschetta over Multigrain Crostini When friends come to visit and ask for a home-cooked meal of the Italian persuasion, the proper host puts his machinations for chipotle-glazed meatloaf on hold and break out the macchina-de-pasti. Tomatoes ar (read full article)
Vegetarian cuisine
Foods used in vegetarian cuisine Food regarded as suitable for vegetarians typically includes: Cereals/grains: maize, hempseed, corn, wheat, rice, barley, sorghum, millet, oats, rye, triticale, buckwheat, fonio, quinoa; derived products (read full article)
Do you know how to play the guitar? – Farro Spaghetti “alla chitarra” with vegetable ragù and ricotta
Sai suonare la chitarra? – Spaghetti di farro alla chitarra con salsa all’ortolana e ricotta I am going back to my roots with this dish. Once in a while, it feels good to go back to old and traditional ways of cooking even if it it can b (read full article)
Sourdough Bread (Autolyse Method) - Pane con Pasta Madra (Metodo Autolisi)
OK, the picture is not great, and the lame slash has not been done perfectly... But.. This bread tasted absolutely great. The crust was nice and crunchy, and the taste amazing. This is another recipe from ‘Crust - Bread to get your teeth into (read full article)
BBQ Chicken Pizza and More
After our first attempt at Barbecue Chicken Pizza turned into a soggy mess, we decided to give it another try. This time we used shredded mozzarella instead of the fresh stuff. And, voila!It turned out great. Bake one large boneless skinless chicken (read full article)



