PIZZA, EATALY & DINNER

WELCOME BACK. THIS POST IS FROM THIS PAST WEEK WITH SOME EXCITING NEW TREATS. AS USUAL, I HAVE SOME PIZZA BUT ALSO WENT TO EATALY LAST SUNDAY. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, EATALY IS AN ITALIAN SPECIALTY SUPERMARKET LOCATED RIGHT OUTSIDE MADISON SQUARE PARK IN NEW YORK CITY. I GOT SOME OF THE BARE ESSENTIALS, WHICH ARE ALL IMPORTED FROM ITALY. THIS PAST MONDAY I WENT TO WHOLE FOODS AND COOKED A SCALLOP APPY ACCOMPANIED BY A TUNA ENTREE. ENJOY. I KNOW WE DID.

CHIPOLTE BASIL PIE TOPPED WITH PROSCIUTTO ,CIPPOLINI ONIONS, FRESH BASIL FINISHED WITH TRUFFLE SEA SALT & BALSAMIC GLAZE

ITALIAN BEER, ROBIOLA BOSINA AND WILD BOAR SALAMI.

CHEESE AND MEATS PLATE:
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ROBIOLA BOSINA, SLICED PROSCIUTTO 18 MONTHS ,BUFALO BLUE GRANA PADANO AND WILD BOAR SALAMI

SPICY ITALIAN HERB PIE TOPPED WITH PROSCIUTTO, BASIL CIPOLLINI ONIONS AND BALSAMIC GLAZE

SEARED SCALLOP WITH FRESH CIPPOLINI ONIONS, ORANGE BELL PEPPER, ROSEMARY & WHITE WINE FINISHED WITH A CHIMICHURRI JELLY

SESAME SEARED TUNA WITH  SOY GINGER SAUCE, ROASTED FINGERLING POTATOES  & CHIPOLTE LENTILS WITH GRANA PADANO CHEESE

SECOND PLATE VARIATION

BBQ BRISKET

KALAMATA OLIVES, PROSCIUTTO, & PESTO FINISHED WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE

PROSCIUTTO & PESTO WITH TRUFFLE COARSE SEA SALT

DINNER

SHAVED BRUSSEL SPROUTS WITH FARRO, GOLDEN RAISINS TOSS WITH A FIG VINEGAR

BQQ BRISKET BEFORE SLICING

SLICED WITH SOME EXTRA BBQ SAUCE

SHELLS MAC & CHEESE WITH AGED GOUDA 

FAMILY STYLE

SPICY ITALIAN HERB TOPPED WITH  SWEET CIPPOLINI ONIONS AND BASIL

VERMONT WEEKEND

I DID SOME COOKING THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE I WAS UP IN VERMONT. SATURDAY WE PLANNED ON GRILLING OUTSIDE TO MAKE SOME BBQ CHICKEN, SPICEY VERMONT SAUSAGE AND SOME VEGGIES. WEATHER DID NOT PERMIT. 

TRI-COLOR FARFALLE WITH SPICEY VERMONT SAUSAGE, OVEN ROASTED HEIRLOOM TOMATOES AND PARMIGIANO- REGGIANO 

ROSEMARY BBQ CHICKEN

PESTO PIE WITH PROSCIUTTO,  BASIL & BALSAMIC GLAZE

CHIPOLTE-BASIL WITH PROSCIUTTO, BASIL & BALSAMIC GLAZE

PROSCIUTTO & BASIL WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE

MORE PIZZA'S & DINNER

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALL OF THE GENEROUS COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS RECENTLY AND I AM GLAD I CAN MAKE YOU HUNGRY.

 AS YOU ALL CAN SEE AND MOST OF YOU KNOW,  I'VE BEEN CRANKING OUT PIZZAS AND HAVE NOT REALLY COOKED IN A WHILE.  I FINALLY HAD SOME TIME ON THIS RAINY DAY TO GET A SOUP GOING.

 I ATTEMPTED ONE OF THE CLASSIC SOUPS I LEARNED IN ESSENTIALS OF ITALIAN, ZUPPO DI FARRO WHICH IS IN AN EARLIER POST.

 ENJOY. 

 ZUPPA DI FARRO

ZUPPO DI FARRO WITH LEMON & GINGER OLIVE OIL AND  PIAVE AND BASIL CRISP

ZUPPO DI FARRO WITH THE PIAVE CRIPS MELTING INTO THE SOUP.

 FOR THE MAIN COURSE I ROLLED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH FIG GOAT CHEESE AND SOPPRESSATA. THERE ARE THREE PLATE VARIATIONS FOR EACH DINERS REQUEST.   EVERY PLATE WAS FINISHED WITH A FIG VINEGAR. THIS ADDED A DIFFERENT NOTE OF FIG ALONGSIDE THE CHEESE. 

HUGE BUBBLE 

CIPOLLINI ONIONS & SOPRESSATA WITH SOME BALSAMIC GLAZE

PIZZA & PEPPER VINEGAR SPAGHETTI

HELLO ALL, JUST A FEW PICTURES TO START OFF THE WEEKEND

 ENJOY...

JALAPENO MARGARITA FINISHED WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE

SUN DRIED TOMATO PIE WITH PESTO & ARTICHOKES 

FRESH MOZZARELLA WITH PIMENTO PEPPER VINEGAR SPAGHETTI  DRIZZLED WITH LEMON OLIVE OIL

Weekend Eats...

I HAD SOME FUN IN THE KITCHEN OVER THIS WEEKEND. I WANT TO THANK MY ROOMMATE JASON FOR TAKING ALL OF MY PICTURES AND HELPING ME OUT IN THE KITCHEN. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE MEATBALLS. HE DESERVES A PICTURE AT THE END OF THIS POST... THANKS EVERYONE

CLASSIC PIE

CLASSIC PIE FINISHED WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE & COARSE TRUFFLE SALT

SIMMERING MEATBALLS

MEATBALLS WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA 

MINI JALAPENO PIZZA

MINI JALAPENO PIZZA 

DUBBSY...

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS CHECKED OUT MY BLOG. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE KITCHEN TOO MUCH LATELY BUT THIS IS FROM THE PAST FEW WEEKS. ENJOY

HOMEMADE LINGUINE

HOMEMADE LINGUINE WITH OVEN ROASTED HEIRLOOM CHERRY TOMATOES & SPICED SHRIMP 

BABY BRUSSEL SPROUTS A L'ANGLAISE TOPPED WITH SALTED PECANS

A LITTLE MORE MOLECULAR GASTRONOMY...

COCA-COLA CAVIAR

COCA-COLA CAVIAR

TRADITIONAL PIE

BALSAMIC GLAZE PIE