All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘Italian recipe’

A Comforting, Italian Winter Recipe~

Posted Jan 23 2013 by Mark Leslie in  with 3 Comments

Veal Tips With Polenta

[Subscribers, please click HERE to watch the "Veal Tips with Polenta" cooking video.] Veal Tips with Polenta Spezzatino della Nonna con Polenta This is the Italian version of a dish most Southerners know well—Grillades & Grits. For Italians, this is hearty comfort food at its best. Nonna taught this recipe to me while I lived with her and her family …

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Grilling Lettuce ~ light it up!

Posted Apr 28 2012 by Mark Leslie in  with 0 Comments

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[Subscribers, please click HERE to view the video from your e-mail!] Technically, it is Spring; however, with all the warm weather we are having down here in the South ~ it sure feels like Summer! And with warm weather comes the natural desire to keep the kitchen cool and break out the Weber on the patio. I was reminded while …

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Cauliflower ~ 1 video, 3 recipes!

Posted Feb 24 2012 by Mark Leslie in  with 0 Comments

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(Subscribers, please click HERE to view the cooking segment video from your e-mail.) Cauliflower—not the most inspiring of vegetables. With its creamy white color and “brain-like” looking texture, it is often relegated to your grandmother’s crudites party platter with an equally appetizing side of ranch dressing. Hmm, will someone pass the whittled-down carrots nubs? While living in Italy with Nonna, …

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Jump In the Mouth Good~

Posted Jan 31 2012 by Mark Leslie in  with 0 Comments

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Saltimbocca and Roasted Carrots (Subscribers, click HERE to view the video from your e-mail.) In Italian, Saltimbocca means “jump in the mouth,” and in this recurring WSFA-12 TV cooking segment appearance, host Tonya Terry admits that this Italian chicken cutlet recipe lives up to its name. (Grazie tanto Nonna per questa ricetta ~ Brava!) And while I show Tonya how …

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Simple cooking – LIVE on KRON-TV

Posted May 9 2011 by Mark Leslie in  with 0 Comments

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Cooking with Henry Tenebaum on KRON 4, San Francisco E-mail subscribers: Click HERE to view the video. Here is my early Saturday morning appearance on KRON 4 in San Francisco with the very popular Henry Tenebaum. Have fun as Henry gives me a hard time while I prepare the simple and quick Italian classic: Tomato & Basil Bruschetta. Henry was …

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It’s Child’s Play~

Posted Feb 7 2011 by Mark Leslie in  with 7 Comments

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Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe On my most recent trip to Italy I stayed with the Stefanis (the family in my book) and learned a new and very simple recipe ~ Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe. This recipe is one of the hundreds of classic Italian dishes were you prepare the sauce for the pasta in the time it takes you to …

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