About six months ago, I found out my cholesterol was slightly high. That was the wake-up call that I needed to lose the last fifteen pounds of pregnancy weight. Coming off Thanksgiving weekend (okay, week if I’m being honest), I’m back to eating big salads and righting myself again. But the week sure was fun [...]
Entries Tagged as 'mozzarella'
Wayne’s Pizza
November 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Chicago, Italian, appetizers, cheese, food, fun, junkfood, mozzarella, mushrooms, pizza, restaurants, sauces, sides, spinach
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Pizza Stone and Pizza on the Grill
September 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments · BBQ, Italian, basil, breads, cheese, food, grill, mozzarella, mushrooms, pizza, quick, sauces, sausage, value
Lookie my new toys!
I’ve been messing with this all summer. I bought a pizza peel (the big paddle), and a large rectangular pizza stone on Amazon.com. I went by the ones with a high rating. I have been buying the whole wheat pizza dough from Trader Joe’s, and I’ve had a lot of success with [...]
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Turkey Marinara Burger
July 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · BBQ, Italian, basil, burgers, cheese, food, mozzarella, quick, sandwiches, turkey
What better time to post a run of burgers than the week of July 4th? Most of these are “alternative burgers,” since I thought perhaps this might be the only time of the year when we all might be a little burnt out on the regular kind. In the last week, I’ve seen a thick, [...]
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Grilled Vegetable Lasagna
February 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Italian, cheese, eggplant, fancy, food, mozzarella, pasta, potatoes, sauces, sausage, turkey, vegetables, vegetarian
I’m not doing a low-carb throwback to 2001 here, but a good veggie lasagna can be made without the noodles. It’s kind of fun, and you can have big pieces of vegetables without grinding them into the sauce or the filling… I just use them instead of the noodles.
I cut the vegetables lengthwise and grill [...]
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Italian Quickie
November 21st, 2008 · 8 Comments · Italian, appetizers, basil, cheese, food, mozzarella, pasta, pork, pregnancy, prosciutto, quick, salads, sauces, vegetarian
…And no, I’m not talking about the night that resulted in our baby girl. Oh man, I am KILLING with these jokes lately. Hello? Is this thing on?
The last week of my pregnancy, I wanted three things: meat, cheese, and not to do any work. But I wanted to do something that might convince my [...]
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Sliced Veggie Pizza
September 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Italian, cheese, eggplant, food, mozzarella, pizza, potatoes, quick, vegetables, vegetarian
One of my experimental pizzas recently turned out very well, and if I’m not mistaken, it has the added benefit of being quite good for you.
I sliced up yellow squash, potatoes, zucchini, and eggplant. I used the grill pan for all of the veggies, but you could use a regular grill. If I ever do [...]
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Grilled Eggplant Sandwiches
August 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Italian, basil, breads, cheese, eggplant, food, leftovers, liver, mozzarella, quick, sandwiches, vegetables, vegetarian
Chris and I were watching “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (which we rent via Netflix) last night, and there was an episode in which Larry David gets a sandwich named after him. This prompted a discussion about what our sandwich would be. On a kosher menu, I’d have to go with chopped liver, maybe on rye, for [...]
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Marinara Sauce from Scratch
July 5th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Chicago, Dad, David, Italian, Ma, basil, cheese, food, leftovers, mozzarella, mushrooms, pasta, pizza, sauces, vegetables, vegetarian
I have some friends who, since the advent in recent years of competitive cooking shows, have flattered me by saying that I should try out for one of those shows. The truth is, I am really just someone who likes to eat, and experiment at home. I have no clue as to certain types of [...]
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Smoked Cheese and Broccoli Pizza
December 11th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Italian, appetizers, breads, cheese, food, mozzarella, pizza, quick, vegetables, vegetarian
Things have been pretty stressful around here lately… We have been house-hunting, and trying to figure out how to balance what we want in a house (Chris wants a basement, and I want either a nice kitchen, or a house cheap enough to renovate the kitchen) with the area that we want to live in [...]
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Pasta Regina Margherita
December 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Italian, basil, cheese, florentine, food, leftovers, mozzarella, nuts, parties, pasta, pizza, quick, salads, sides, vegetables, vegetarian
A lot of you are probably familiar with the basic pizza margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy. The colors of the neopolitan pizza are in honor of the Italian flag: the green of the basil, the white of the mozzarella, and the red of the tomato sauce. This cold pasta salad is my version [...]
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