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Fried Ravioli
Ingredients: pkg meat or cheese-filled ravioli breadcrumbs olive oil eggs evaporated milk salt and pepper flour Directions: Thaw ravioli in refrigerator. Lightly scramble eggs and add several dashes of evaporated milk. Roll the ravioli in the flour, then dip into the egg mixture and then into the breadcrumb mixture. Sauté the ravioli in a skillet with […]
Sicilian Bread Salad
Ingredients: Romaine lettuce, washed and shredded roma tomatoes, chopped fresh bread cubes from a nice loaf of Italian-style bread sliced red or vidalia onions grated parmesan cheese good-quality balsamic vinaigrette black olives (optional) Directions: Toss all ingredients together with the exception of the salad dressing and grated cheese. Refrigerate. Just prior to serving, add the salad dressing and toss well. […]
Chicken Scallopine
Ingredients: 2 boneless chicken breasts 1/2 c sliced mushrooms 1 T minced onion 1 c cream 2 T butter 1 T olive oil Juice of 1/2 of lemon splash of dry sherry 1 T chopped fresh parsley salt and pepper to taste Directions: Cut each chicken breast in half and remove skin. Place each half […]
Linguini with White Clam Sauce
Ingredients: 3- 6 1/2 oz cans chopped clams 1/4 c minced onion 1/4 c white wine 1 1/2 c cream 3 T butter 3 T chopped fresh parsley 1 tsp chopped garlic 1 tsp fresh or dried thyme 1 T olive oil salt and pepper to taste 1 lb cooked linguini Directions: Heat large sauté […]
Spiedini of Fresh Mozzarella and Tomatoes
Ingredients: 1/2 lb fresh mozzarella cheese 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, different colors such as red and yellow salt and freshly ground pepper 1/4 c loosely packed basil leaves extra-virgin olive oil Directions: Cut the mozzarella ball in half and into half-moon slices. Choose tomatoes the same size as the mozzarella ball and slice them in the […]
Skewered Salmon and Shrimp Pesto with Spring Greens
Ingredients: 3 4 oz fresh salmon 6 medium raw shrimp 1 oz pesto sauce 1 tsp olive oil 1 oz balsamic vinegar 1 c salad greens or lettuce salt and pepper 4 lemon wedges 6 small cloves of garlic 2 8-inch bamboo skewers that have been soaked in water Directions: Rinse salmon and shrimp, pat […]
A Wonderful Holiday Memory and a Recipe
This Holiday story is in the words of our sister, Claudia, as she recounts her memories of one of the first Christmases our family spent up north. At that time the first 5 of 7 children had been born, the two youngest, Joanne and John had not yet been born. Our parents left Chicago in […]
Happy Thanksgiving from Draganetti’s!
Thanksgiving always brings back some wonderful memories in our family and this week Claudia and I sat down to recall some of them. When we were young and growing up in northern Wisconsin our parents would host a group of deer hunters every November during the week before Thanksgiving. We were, and still are so […]
Basic Pesto Sauce
Ingredients: 1 bunch basil, stemmed OR 1 C packed leaves 3 garlic cloves, peeled 1 1/2 T toasted pine nuts* 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 c (4 oz) grated parmesan 1 C extra virgin olive oil Directions: In a food processor, puree the basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts, salt and parmesan cheese until smooth. With […]
Eggplant Parmesan
Ingredients: 1 medium-sized, firm, eggplant flour breadcrumbs 2 eggs-lightly scrambled mozzarella cheese spaghetti sauce salt and pepper vegetable oil Directions: Wash the eggplant and dry it with a paper towel. Slice the eggplant into 1/2 inch slices. Put the flour in a shallow bowl or pie tin, the eggs in a separate shallow bowl and the breadcrumbs in a […]