Italian Cooking

You know when you have a LONG weekend, and that is when you decide it's time for adventure. That was the reason that on Monday I went shopping and started cooking for dinner. I was excited to see the results, more than I was to taste them.

So the first recipe that I had kept to try was Barciole. I watched the video of Giada De Laurentiis demonstrating the process and looked very easy. I followed her steps, except for using garlic, I used Shallot. I cannot eat Garlic, so I always have to find another spice to replace it.

I even made my very own Tomato Sauce, which I have to admit was DELICIOUS!

All My Soldiers lined up for some action.

Flank Steak ready to be tenderized.

My very best Barciole.

Vegetables for Tomato Sauce.

Tomato Sauce sizzling in my new French Oven.

 On the other side to complete the Italian Theme, I decided to try out the Saffron Risotto with Butternut Squash recipe that I found on Foodnetwork.

It was a bit of more work than I anticipated, but all worth the try!

Roasted Butternut Squash.

Saffron Risotto with Butternut Squash.