Ingredients and Instructions for Tomato Basil Sauce
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 3-4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup finely diced or shredded carrot
- 2 cans San Marzano tomatoes (56 ounces)
- kosher salt to taste
- small handful basil leaves, torn in pieces
Get your triple reduction on! We learned this sauce at a cooking school and love making it as a special treat. We rarely cook steaks but this sauce best accompanies grilled red meat. The chefs in the class made the point that you should never cook with wine you wouldn't drink. Since this sauce essentially concentrates all the flavors from a bottle of wine, it makes sense to choose a low-cost but tasty red wine. Malbec, anyone?
Greg and I have been obsessed with our local french bakery Trompeau so I thought it time to try making baguettes at home. When perfect baguettes for $2 give me an excuse to stop by Trompeau, I wonder if baking at home is worth it.
Ingredients for Hazelnut Pumpkin Pie
- 2/3 cups flour
- pinch salt
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- 6 tbsp butter
- 1.5 tbsp ice water
- 1/3 cup ground hazelnuts
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp soft butter
- 2 eggs, 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup unsweetened canned pumpkin
- 1 tbsp flour
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
Preparation instructions for pie crust
Ingredients for Bruschetta Chicken
- 1/2 cups flour
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 4 chicken breast halves
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 tbsp butter or margarine, melted
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 3 tbsp minced fresh basil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Preparing bruschetta chicken
Ingredients for Chicken in Basil Cream
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 4 chicken breast halves (1 pound)
- 3 tbsp. butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 jar (4 ounces) sliced pimientos, drained
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup minced fresh basil
- 1/8 tsp pepper
Instructions for preparing Chicken in Basil cream