Curt's Delectable Creations

Welcome to The Family Recipe Place. Today I have a simple and delicious recipe. Forget to lay something out for dinner? Don't know what to make and need to feed your friends, spouse or kids? No problem! This recipe is perfect for last minute and takes absolutely no time to prepare. All you need is a few ingredients and voila dinner is served.

I love sauteed spinach, my mom makes it the best. It's sauteed in olive oil and garlic with a few red pepper flakes. I was going to make Tortellini with my Sunday sauce and Sausage. That's how I came upon this idea for a new dish. We took all three and made one! Mild and Hot sausage meat browned and added to the traditional Sunday sauce was the plan but then I figured let's make my bolognese sauce and mix it with the spinach! The recipe was a complete success.

Looking to Impress your friends? Try this simple Yet Gourmet Recipe and Shock them! Ingredients and things you'll need: 2.5 lbs. Sliced Thin and Pounded Chicken Cutlets or Breasts 1/4 Cup Italian Style Bread Crumbs Fresh Whole Milk Mozzarella Premium Extra Virgin First Cold Pressed Olive Oil 1/4 Pound Premium Cappicola 1 Package Of Premium Apple wood Smoked Bacon (Crispy Cooked prior to putting inside chicken) 1/3 Cup Of Rhine Table Wine 2 Tbsps. Of butter or Margarine 1 tsp. Fresh Ground Black Pepper Toothpicks to hold together Instructions: Start by flattening out your chicken try not to let the chicken separate while flattening. Once that's done layer the ingredients in this order: Cappicola, Crispy Bacon, tablespoon sized amount of fresh mozzarella and then roll as shown. Toothpick in several places to ensure it will hold together and stay put during the baking process. Place all pieces into a baking dish. Next drizzle your olive oil over the top o...

Hey Everyone! There is so much meat in this roll we named it a dirty roll. Stuffed  pizza dough  with everything but the kitchen sink as my mom and grandma would say! Here is goes: 5 to 6 slices chopped in small pieces of: Salami I used Genoa Prosciutto (Italian ham) Capicolla (hot ham) Mortadella (bologna with pistachios in it) Pepperoni Cooked Sausage 2 - 1lb bags of pizza dough homemade or store bought Place all chopped meats in a bowl and mix together. Add 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup grating cheese, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley and optional chopped peppers, onions or mushrooms. Roll out pizza dough 1/2 thick, spread one dough with half the meat. Do the same with the second one.  Brush with butter or olive oil sprinkle top of dough with garlic powder or rub with garlic cloves and more grating cheese. Bake at 430 hot preheated oven until browned on top. 

A simple Panini bursting with flavor we just love it's simplicity...      Use a simple gridded Iron Skillet and a heavy fry pan to put on top of the sandwich to weigh it down or use a Panini maker. Italian Bread Fresh Basil Leaves Sliced Tomatoes Preferably Plum Rosa Slices of Mozzarella or Provolone Butter Heat the pan or Panini maker and oil or spray with cooking spray. Spread the bread with butter. Place  two slice of mozzarella cheese on the bottom, layer with tomatoes then top with basil leaves. Add the top slice of bread and place in the pan. Use a heavy duty fry pan and place on top of the sandwich to weigh down to get the dark lines on the bread and also helps melt the cheese.  Flip and repeat .  You can also ad prosciutto if you would like a meat lovers sandwich or regular ham. We also love a tuna salad in this one! Enjoy...

 To make the shells she has these silicone molds than come out perfect. Check out Mom's blog today @What's Cookin'Italian Style Cuisine she has many Italian recipes you will enjoy! Mom makes a great cannoli! They are alot more work than I hae time for!  I love the ease of this filled tart. Together we made the perfect cannoli tart we both will enjoy for years to come. She has been making these for a long long time. I just dressed them up a little. They sure tasted amazing and I am proud to present Mom's and my creations of a homemade Nutella Cannoli tart~!  +Curt Iffert  Author Curt's Homemade Nutella My Recipe     Easier than you think to make. There is Homemade Nutella, Mom's Ricotta Cannoli Filling and her homemade Tart dough that makes up this recipe.  Then the crusts are dipped into melted chocolate crushed Pistachio's and filled with Nutella then a yummy Cannoli filling. Sound good? Well here...

  We love broccoli rabe and this one with artichokes the combination of fresh tomato,olives, sauce with a little alfredo has a unique taste! We put some broccoli rabe on top so you can see how good it looks! We all loved the unique flavors in this one!   H ope you like it too! Check out the recipe she posted on her blog today! @What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine Broccoli Rabe Artichoke Olive  Pizza Thanks for stopping by today

What You'll Need: 2 Cornish game Hens (If Frozen, will need to be thawed) 1 1/2 sticks of butter Seasonings: Garlic, Parsley, Oregano, Salt, Pepper Ensure to take off metal prongs from feet before doing anything else. Optional: One of these: Lemon, Lime, Orange, Mandarin, Tangerine or any other "Sweet" Citrus Fruit. If using fruit inside you will need to tie legs together with cooking/baking string. Directions: Pre Heat Oven to 425 Degrees. Use stick of butter (Unmelted) and glaze outside of both game hens. Then season with above seasonings to your liking. Stuff Cavity with fruit of choice (optional) Place in oven breast up for 90 min. baste with melted butter every 25 min. ENJOY!

I must say this, I love you Mom but this is the BEST Chili I have ever eaten.       1 Pound of beef 1 Package Italian Sausage Chopped 3 Large Chicken Breast Chopped 1/2 Package Black Beans (7 OZs) 1/2 Package Red Kidney Beans (7OZs) 1 Green Bell Pepper Sliced 1 Tablespoon Garlic 1 package Fresh Mushrooms cleaned/chopped 1 Package of Taco/Chili Seasoning 1 Teaspoon Adobo Seasoning 2 28 Ounce Cans of whole plum tomatoes Shredded Mexican Blended Cheese or Chedder Parmesan Cheese   Directions: Overnight in a Crock Pot, fill crock pot with water 3/4 of the way to the top and add beans. Cook on High overnight in crock pot then strain beans and set aside. Roughly 8 hours will be enough.   Cook Meats seperately in a skillet or Wok.  Brown Beef till fully cooked and strain. Cook chicken until fully cooked and add 1 Teapoon of adobo seasoning. Add raw sausage, cooked beef, cooked chicken, sliced green pepper, ...

Start With Moms Dough Recipe Stromboli: Directions: 1. Take Fresh Dough and spread out on a Crisco Greased Cookie Sheet 2. Layer out ingredients: Mozzarella, Deli Ham or Capicolla (Italian Hot Ham), Salami, Bologna,  (All Cold Cuts Sliced into small 1x1 squares 2 or 3 slices each), Pepperoni, Pecorino Romano Cheese. 3. Drizzle Olive oil Lightly over the ingredients for extra flavor 4. Dust insides also with granulated garlic or garlic powder and Italian Bread Crumbs 5. Top ingredients with additional Mozzarella Cheese (Not too Heavy) 6. Fold Stromboli so that all sides are overlapping with no holes in Dough 7. Ensure that all exposed folds are placed down on a new non greased Cookie sheet with Parchment Paper. 8. Egg wash Out side of dough and again dust with Pecorino Romano Cheese, Oregano and Garlic powder. Bake at 400 Degrees F Until outside golden brown and Crisp and inside no longer doughy. Approx 30 minutes.  Calzone: 1. Take Fresh Dough and spread out on a Crisc...

Another simple recipe for the working parent! What you'll need: 1 Tube or Pound of ground Italian Sausage 1 Pack of fresh ripe tomatoes Mozzarella Cheese Sliced Pepperoni Black Olives Hard and/or Soft Tortillas Olive oil Minced Garlic Directions: In a Fry pan cook your Sausage in some olive oil with some minced garlic. When done leave on simmer to keep warm in order to melt cheese when placed in shell. Chop tomatoes, olives and peppers into slices or diced for topping. Be creative and ENJOY!

So Easy it only takes 10 to 15 minutes to make! Ingredients: Tortilla Chips Mozzarella Cheese 1 lb ground hot Italian Sausage 3 Fresh Roma Tomatoes (Diced) 1 Green Pepper (Diced) Chopped or minced garlic Directions:  Fry Sausage in a small amount of olive oil,Chopped Garlic and Green peppers. Place a bed of Tortillas on a plate and top with cooked mixture first then top with Cheese. Place in toaster oven or conventional oven on broil until cheese melted. ENJOY!!!