Just a Taste » Arancini (Rice Balls) with Marinara Sauce

My first taste of authentic arancini, or Italian rice balls, was at Stuzzi Ristorante, a tiny restaurant in Manhattan’s Flatiron neighborhood and just steps from where I attended culinary school. Back then, we knew the local hotspot as Bar Stuzzi, and it was a favorite for Italian small plates paired with towering glasses of crisp Prosecco. I’ll never forget my first taste of arancini, as my eyes went wide at the sight of the baseball-sized rice balls coated in breadcrumbs, deep-fried and served atop a bed of bright red marinara. They were a total triple threat: crunchy, creamy and cheesy. If fried rice isn’t your thing, then arancini are the ultimate excuse for using up what’s left of the ol’ Uncle Ben’s in the fridge.

- StumbleUpon From the molten yolk and bacon crunch of a hand-held breakfast, to the gooey charm of grilled cheese for lunch, nothing matches the simple pleasures of well-made sandwiches. They're quick to assemble, infinitely adaptable, easy to eat, and immediately satisfying—the very definition of good food. The 25 sandwiches you're about to meet can be thrown together during the average basketball halftime or, with practice, during the seventh-inning stretch. (Who needs hot dogs, anyway?) Use each recipe as a basic road map, but bring your talent for finding creative routes. You'll easily reach your final destination: a full belly and a satisfied smile. Think BLT, but better. More on MensHealth.com: 20 Ways to Stick to Your Workout 2. Layer pieces of ciabatta or a sturdy sandwich roll with grated fontina or mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced prosciutto, sliced figs, and arugula. More on MensHealth.com: 100 Ways to Live Forever 3. More on MensHealth.com: 33 Simple Ways to Turn Her On 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

The Best Broccoli of Your Life You know you’ve done something right with broccoli when the person you made it for describes it to someone else the next day as “better than biting into a steak.” Those were Craig’s words and they were a marked change from the first words he uttered about the broccoli, before he bit in: “You made broccoli for dinner? Broccoli and sweet potatoes?” Then he did bite in and his eyes lit up. So what did I do to the broccoli to make it taste so good? I can’t take any credit. I’m going to have a hard time this week not posting all of the recipes from her new book, Back To Basics. Specifically, she loves roasting vegetables at a high temperature until they caramelize. Normally, broccoli gets squishy when you cook it. Seriously, this recipe is so easy I can recite it without looking at the book. You preheat the oven to 425. Take 4 to 5 pounds of broccoli (I just got two large bunches), cut into florets (but relatively big ones.) Now, it’s easy. Related Posts: Roasted Shrimp and Broccoli Save Save

Picky Palate - Original Family Style Recipes for Even Your Pickiest Eaters SCORE!! The Best Pizza Dough EVER!! | Bite This Erik is obsessed with pizza- obsessed. Actually he’s been on the hunt for ‘proper’ pizza forever. Jersey man at heart…the man needs to be fed good pizza. Period. One of the reasons we got the Big Green Egg is to make pizzas. So we had the gear. Luckily, at the same time I had become really interested in baking bread, knowing that the Egg works like a hearth oven. Sorry…this is a story that continues…a little long, but really exciting. So…reading Peter Reinharts stuff, I then discovered he is obsessed with pizza, like Erik. I figured if this guy knows bread, he’ll know pizza dough. Enough of my rambling…this is the best pizza dough EVER. We also doctored his tomato sauce recipe a bit and found our staple red sauce for the pizzas. Alright, here it is… We use Italian -00- flour, to make an authentic Napoletana dough but you can certainly use regular flour. SCORE!! Ingredients Instructions You can mix this by hand with a big spoon or in an electric mixer using the paddle (not the dough hook).

Creamy Tomato Soup Before this night, I had never tried making my own tomato soup… and boy, was I missing out? I loved this homemade, super easy tomato soup. It wasn’t super tomato-ey, either. I loved all the spices and other vegetables in this soup. We had this soup with some delicious meatball subs (I’ll post about them tomorrow) and enjoyed the two very much. Are you so excited about the new year to come? Ingredients 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup chopped carrot (1 medium carrot) 1/4 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped onion (optional: I hardly use onions in my cooking because my husband hates them. Directions In a medium saucepan, heat butter over medium heat until melted. My Fabulous Recipes -

How to Make A Healthier Salad [INFOGRAPHIC] This article is presented in partnership with Withings, an innovative company creating smart products and apps to help people easily take care of their health and well-being. Known as the creator of the first internet-connected scale, Withings' other products include the Remote Blood Pressure Monitor, Pulse Activity Tracker, Smart Baby Monitor, and Smart Kid Scale. Sorry to break the news, but "salad" doesn't always mean "healthy." With a few modifications, any salad can make a healthy meal. Favorite Recipes from 2011 Can you believe 2011 is almost over? Where did the year go? 2011 was a pretty great year, especially for this little blog of mine. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.No Bake Nutter Butter Nutella Pie–this pie is amazing. Hope you all had a great year! Trackbacks/Pingbacks Pingback: Favorite Recipes from 2011 « Capppo Leave a Comment

Green Mac and Cheese Mac and cheese is the ultimate comfort meal for Mandi and me. We make it when it has been a rough day, or on a Sunday night to relax. It is very easy to make, super addicting when you eat it, and the best thing is there are always leftovers to bring in to work for lunch. We wanted to make some a few days ago so I looked at the site to see what Mac and cheeses I have done on here to make sure we made something different I would be able to post. Pretty basil flower. We are using the tops of broccoli in this meal, but don't toss out that beautiful stalk! This is some sausage I had in the freezer. A food processor would be better, but I was able to blend this up well after a few times of shutting it off and pressing everything down. Everything ready to go. Recently I had truffle mac and cheese as an appetizer at a restaurant and it was really tasty. Onions, Broc-stalk, salt, pepper, cayenne. Meanwhile, Mandi made some breadcrumbs. We like to try different pastas when making mac and cheese.

15 Basic Stir Fry Sauce Recipes (Food and Whine) I love a good stir fry and they are a great way to use up odds and ends of meat, vegetable and noodles. And let’s face it, they are a quick and easy dinner solution. Simply cook up some rice or throw in some noodles and it’s a family-pleasing meal. I rarely start with a recipe – just a pile of odds and ends. So it occurred to me recently that what I really needed was a stir-fry sauce “cheat sheet” – a handy reference for the combination of sauce ingredients I need to make different kinds of stir fry to combine with my collection of ingredients. Here I’ve collected 15 great stir-fry sauce recipes that can be printed to keep handy in the kitchen (or bookmarked, if you prefer). Instructions for all of these recipes … just combine the ingredients in a small bowl, stir well to combine, then add to your stir fry. Lemon Stir-Fry Sauce – Great with seafood stir fries, such as shrimp and/or scallops, as well as chicken. Lemon Stir-Fry Sauce II – nice with chicken and seafood. Tips: Tips:

Top Recipes of 2013 I love this time of year! Sitting back and reflecting on all of the wonderful things that have happened over the year, thinking about all of the excitement for the coming year, and of course, going through my blog stats and seeing what your favorite recipes were! What? I’ve pulled together all of the posts from 2013 and compiled the top 10 most viewed recipes for you! Ready for the breakdown? The number one most viewed recipe for 2013 were these Nutella Brownies! Up next, we have this sweet Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge. In the number three spot we have this Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Casserole! Cookies! It’s a good darn thing that donuts made the list, considering that I seem to share a new donut recipe at least once a month around here! for less than ten bucks at Amazon! Coming in at number 6 is probably the number 1 recipe I make in my house. The number 7 spot is even more pasta, which is always good. More cookies, because duh. Mexican, obviously. What was your favorite recipe of 2013?