Basic Risotto

March 13, 2013 By makingitwithdanielle in Pasta, Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegetarian Tags: arborio rice, basic risotto, basic risotto recipe, butter, chicken stock, cottura, deglaze, dinner, dry white wine, garlic, garlic infused olive oil, homemade chicken stock, homemade vegetable stock, how to make a great risotto at home, how to make risotto, italian risotto, main dish, mantecatura, olive oil, parmesan cheese, peas, professional risotto at home, risotto, risotto with peas, side dish, soffrito, tostatura, vegetable stock, vegetarian, vegetarian risotto 7 Comments

After taking it easy the last couple of days and sleeping for twelve straight hours last night (seriously!), I am finally starting to feel like a normal human being since catching this cold! My husband and I are trying out CrossFit starting this afternoon so hopefully I can sweat out what’s left and be back to business as usual for the rest of the week! A few months ago I did a post for Champagne Risotto and after making it then for the first time, we have made probably a dozen different versions of risotto. That recipe was for a two person serving so I thought it might be helpful to share a basic risotto which serves a larger group (4-6) and can serve as the base for just about any kind of risotto you like. Add in whatever vegetables are in season and you can easily make this your go-to recipe for all year round! Click here to get the recipe and see how it’s made!

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Mushroom Barley Soup

October 29, 2012 By makingitwithdanielle in Recipes, Soups & Chilis Tags: barley, big pot of soup, dinner, dutch oven, flavorful soup, food, garlic, light soup, mushroom barley soup, mushrooms, olive oil, onion, parsley, pearl barley, quick cooking barley, soup, vegetarian, white mushrooms 3 Comments

I hope this post finds all of my fellow east-coasters safe and dry as Sandy makes her rounds! If you still have time to get out before it hits or if you’re lucky enough to not be affected, then this recipe would be a perfect one to have on a cold night like tonight! A mix of barley and fresh mushrooms packed into a broth that gets most of it’s flavor from the last minute addition of lemon juice and parsley so you get all the comfort from a nice hot soup without having to feel guilty about it! This is pretty quick to make which is another plus and if you can find quick-cooking barley then you can have it ready to serve even sooner! Freshly baked bread makes the perfect side for this, our bakery was just putting out ciabatta right out of the oven when we were there so that’s what we had. We had a lot leftover which is always great for lunches throughout the week! Click here to get the recipe and see how it’s made!

Eggplant “Pasta”

July 27, 2012 By makingitwithdanielle in Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian Tags: alton brown, alton brown eggplant pasta, basil, crushed red pepper, dinner, eggplant, eggplant "pasta", food network favorites eggplant pasta, french style mandoline, garlic, heavy cream, next food network star, parmesan, pasta made out of eggplant, red pepper flakes, tomato, vegetarian 6 Comments

My husband and I got really in to this season of the Next Food Network Star. I think the new format made it more competitive and really enjoyable to watch. After a few weeks of watching, my interest was piqued most not by one of the contestants (although I did love Justin and was glad he won) but by a long-standing member of the network, Alton Brown. I started looking for some of his more unusual recipes and stumbled upon this one. Alton is known for taking everyday ingredients and using them in a surprising and thought-provoking way. This recipe takes eggplant, makes “pasta” out of it and then builds a whole dish around it. I couldn’t get over how delicious this was and my husband hasn’t stopped talking about it so it gets my stamp of approval! Click here to get the recipe and see how it’s made!

Anniversary Dinner: Fish Course

July 13, 2012 By makingitwithdanielle in Recipes, Seafood Tags: anniversary dinner, anniversary dinner ideas, butter, coquilles st jacques, coquilles st. jacques a la provencale, cotes de provence, dinner, garlic, gratineed scallop dish, jean laurent brut rose, julia childs, julia childs deluxe box set, mastering the art of french cooking, mastering the art of french cooking scallop dish, rose, scallop dish, scallops, scallops gratineed with wine garlic and herbs 6 Comments

A couple of years ago my parents got me a deluxe box set of Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking books for Christmas. I love it for the obvious reason that it’s like the Bible for French cuisine but also because the books and the box are cloth bound giving it an antique feel. This recipe, that I used for the fish course of our meal, comes from Volume one of these books. It’s called Coquilles St. Jacques à la Provençale which is scallops gratinéed with wine, garlic and herbs… and it happened to be my favorite course of the night (click here to see the decor for the meal and here to see the aperitifs and hors d’oeuvres). This is a really great way to prepare scallops if you’re looking for an alternative to simply searing them. You can prepare this entire dish well ahead of time and then broil it to gratin right before serving. Click here to get the recipe and see how it’s made!

Stuffed Chicken Wrapped in Pastry

June 20, 2012 By makingitwithdanielle in Poultry, Recipes Tags: boneless skinless chicken breasts, cream cheese, cream cheese filling chicken, fennel, fresh parsley, garlic, grilling corn, how to stuff a chicken breast, puff pastry, red onion, stuffed chicken breast, stuffed chicken breasts, stuffed chicken wrapped in pastry, stuffing for chicken breast 3 Comments

Ever since I did my post on individual Beef Wellington’s, I’ve been wanting to do something similar using chicken breasts. Instead of layering with paté and mushrooms, I decided to stuff the chicken breast with a cream cheese filling mixed with onion, garlic, fresh herbs and spices. As if that doesn’t sound great on its own, I decided to take it up one notch more but encasing the whole thing in buttery puff pastry. The result is a beautifully browned crust that once broken open reveals a perfectly moist chicken breast with a rich gooey filling. This recipe makes 2 stuffed chicken breasts, but can easily be multiplied to serve more. Click here to get the recipe and see how it’s made!

Summertime Succotash

June 12, 2012 By makingitwithdanielle in Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegan Tags: bok choy, earth balance butter, fresh corn, garlic, jasmine rice, lima beans, olive oil, potted basil, red onoin, succotash, summer succotash, summertime succotash, sunflower seeds, vegan recipe, vegan succotash, vegetarian Leave a comment

I love this dish because it’s so inexpensive to make but it’s still delicious. It gets a creamy texture from the lima beans, a bit of crunch from fresh corn and sautéed onion, a juiciness from the tomatoes and lots of bright flavor from fresh herbs making it a dish with the best of all worlds! This is great to bring to party or to serve for a luncheon because it’s served cold. This serves 4 people as an entree or 6 people as a side dish. Click here to get the recipe and see how it’s made!

Chorizo and Black Bean Chili

June 2, 2012 By makingitwithdanielle in Recipes, Soups & Chilis Tags: bell peppers, black beans, chili recipes, chocolate in chili, chorizo, chorizo and black bean chili, chorizo sausage, corn, crushed tomatoes, garlic, mexican chili, onion, semi sweet chocolate Leave a comment

I apologize for all the recipe posts, as it seems that’s all I’ve done for the last week! I do have have some great craft to post on soon and I also have a big announcement coming in the next couple of days so I promise it will be worth the wait! It was cold and rainy here all day yesterday so my husband wanted me to make a chili for dinner. This ones great because it has all the great Mexican flavors that make a soup delicious, but it also has the added heat from chorizo sausage and some chocolate added in the end that give this chili a rich note that ties it all together! This makes about 12 cups of chili so you’ll have plenty of leftovers, but you can easily cut the recipe in half to make a smaller batch! Click here to get the recipe and see how it’s made!

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