Baked penne pasta with veal and roasted red pepper

Happy Easter!  Hopefully some of you were lucky enough to catch the Easter bunny and can be dining on some rabbit pappardelle soon (which reminds me I still have another rabbit sitting in the freezer).  For me culinary wise comfort food sounded great for dinner thanks to the wonderful couple of inches of snow we managed to […]

Saltimbocca alla Romana (veal cutlets stuffed with sage and prosciutto)

Saltimbocca translates to “jump in your mouth” and that is exactly what dish is going to do.  Saltimbocca alla romana is also very simple and quick dish to prepare.
For this recipe you are going to need:

1 pound of veal cutlets
8 sage leaves
8 slices of prosciutto
2 TB of unsalted butter
1/2 cup of white wine
All-purpose flour
Kosher salt and pepper
Chopped […]

Blue cheese stuffed veal meatballs with spicy red chili sauce

It is football playoff time and this demands real food.  Sure you could call and order a pizza in but come on what is the fun of that.  Impress your friends with meatballs that have a cheesy center and a good spicy sauce.
The reason why the meatballs are a very basic meatball mix is simply […]

Veal liver and onions

Ok not a dish for everyone but if you want to be adventerous this is a fun one to try.
 For this dish you will need:

1 lb veal livers 
1 onion sliced thin
1/2 cup + 2 tb sherry
2 tb of butter
Extra virgin olive oil
All purpose flour
Kosher salt and black pepper
Parsley for garnish

Veal meatloaf

This meatloaf tastes great when topped with the porcini mushroom sauce.
 For this dish you are going to need:

1.5 lb ground veal
1/2 pound ground sausage
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs (take dried out bread or buy some french crusty bread and take it for a spin in the food processor till the size of crumbs.  I normally pulse […]

Veal spinach stuffed shells

For this dish you are going to need:

1 lb ground veal
1 onion chopped fine
3 cloves of garlic chopped fine
1 bunch of spinach
1 container (15 ounce) ricotta cheese
1.25 cups parmigiano reggiano cheese grated finely
2 cups emmental cheese grated finely
4 cups of tomato sauce
1 box jumbo shells
Kosher salt and pepper

Osso Buco

This is a great fall Sunday afternoon dish to cook and is very easy to do as long as you have your prep setup correctly. 
This dish is also a great reason to use some of that tomato sauce you should have sitting around ready to go at a moment’s notice. 
The first thing I like to […]

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