Capellini Alla Crema Di Prezzemolo Food

RICOTTA/SPINACH TORTELLONI WITH GORGONZOLA SAUCE & PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Roast pine nuts or slivered almonds in pan until very lightly browned.
• Set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
• Add onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes(if using) and saute until transparent.
• Add white wine and whipping cream and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
• Add Gorgonzola cheese and continue to simmer for 3 minutes.
• Cook Tortelloni according to package directions.
• Add roasted pine nuts, salt, pepper and drained Tortelloni to skillet.
• Turn off heat, cover and let sit for 2 minutes.
• Garnish with chives.
• Serve immediately.

CREAM CHEESE CROSTATA WITH ORANGE MARMALADE

Steps:

• For crust:.
• Mix flour and sugar together on work surface and make a well in center of mixture. Add egg yolk and scatter butter cubes over flour mixture. Using your hands, gently mix the ingredients together until well blended and dough forms. Flatten into disk, wrap in plastic, and chill at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400°F and spray 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick spray. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of pan. Bake until golden brown and cooked through, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 18 minutes. Cool crust in pan on rack.
• For filling:.
• Beat cream cheese, mascarpone, and sugar in medium bowl until smooth. Spread evenly in cooled crust and chill 1 hour.
• Spread marmalade (I let it come to room temperature first) evenly over filling and sprinkle almonds over.
• Can be made 1 day ahead; cover and chill.

CREMA DI LIMONCELLO

Steps:

• Using a paring knife or veggie grater, trim the zest from the lemons, leaving the white part behind, and steep the zest in the alcohol for several days (4-5), shaking the jar daily.
• In a large 1-2 gallon pot, Combine the water, half & half, and sugar and bring to a boil 4-5 times (10 minutes cool-time in bet'n), removing it from the burner each time it boils up. This serves to keep it from curdling subsequently.
• Once the milk has boiled up for the last time, remove it from the fire and let it cool a bit. Stir in the vanilla and alcohol, at which point the mixture should become thick and creamy.
• Let the mixture cool a little more and bottle it, pouring it through a fine wire mesh strainer into a funnel to filter out lemon zest and any large curds that might have formed.
• Let it sit for 3-4 days to mellow. Yes, room temperature is ok since there is enough alcohol in there to kill a horse :-).
• Store it in the freezer, and it's ready to serve anytime!

CREMA DI MASCARPONE (CHILLED CHEESE DESSERT)

Steps:

• Blend the cheese in an electric blender till very smooth.
• Beat in the sugar, egg yolks, cream & Cognac till the mixture is very smooth & thick. Refrigerate till well-chilled.
• To Serve: Spoon chilled crema into 4-6 sml dessert bowls, ramekins or goblets. Fresh raspberries or strawberries were suggested as the ideal garnish, but I think a wide variety of imaginative choices would also work well.

PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI AND HERB PUREE (PASTA CON CREMA DI ZUCCHINI)

Steps:

• In a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic and sauté until translucent. Add the zucchini, parsley, and the crumbled bouillon cube.
• Cook, uncovered, over low heat for about 20 minutes, until the zucchini are fully cooked and soft. If the zucchini seem dry, add a small amount of water to continue cooking until soft. It should look like a mush of zucchini. Taste for salt. If needed add salt to taste. Add freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• When the zucchini are cooked, place the mixture in a blender and puree until you have a smooth sauce.
• Bring the water for the pasta to a boil, add salt to taste, and cook the pasta until al dente.
• While the pasta is cooking, place the sauce in a large sauté pan, and add the grated cheese. Mix well.
• When the pasta is ready, drain, and add to the sauce, raising the heat and stirring until the pasta is well coated. Sprinkle with more cheese and serve at once.
• Note: This sauce freezes well.

CAPELLINI ALLA CREMA DI PREZZEMOLO

Steps:

• Set pasta water to heat, salt it when it reaches a boil, and cook the pasta.
• In the meantime, wilt the onion in a pan with a little water and the wine, then blend the mixture with the cream and check seasoning.
• Heat the cream and add the minced parsley, timing things so you reach this step when the pasta is ready to be drained.
• Drain the pasta, stir the sauce into it, garnish with the reserved parsley sprigs, and serve with grated Parmigiano on the side.