Curt's Delectable Creations

I always have to be different and inventive. I love my San Marzano tomatoes and with these freshly sliced plum tomatoes and crisp crust pizza this was a slice of the good life for me! Enjoy! You will need: Fresh basil Slices of plum tomatoes Slices of Eggplant baked around 30 minutes on a cookie sheet red pepper flakes Whole Milk mozzarella slices Homemade Mom's Pizza dough  or Store bought pizza crust 2 pounds San Marzano  Pizza sauce my homemade recipe click here olive oil oregano 3 cloves minced garlic optional fennel seeds grating cheese Stretch the dough out on a cookie sheet that has been slathered with olive oil and floured fingers, it will hold in place better. Let rise until double. Bake in a 430 degree hot oven until browned on the bottom, around 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Top with sauce, tomatoes, eggplant, basil, sprinkle lightly with oregano. Place garlic on top of tomatoes evenly. Top with thickly sliced mozzarella over each...

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...

One pan, brings a delicious stew to the table 4 boneless chicken breasts cubed olive oil 2 or 3 fresh basil leaves 4 cloves smashed garlic 2 pounds plum tomatoes pureed 1/4 cup white wine 3 zucchini cubes 2 cups fresh cleaned cut string beans or canned 1 teaspoon each oregano, parsley, salt and pepper to taste In a large dutch oven or fry pan, sauté the chicken in olive oil with garlic. When slightly browned, add the tomatoes, spice wine and vegetables. Simmer on low until soft around 1 hour. Add the basil at the end.  Great over pasta or rice. Serve with Italian bread to sop up the sauce.

Here is a great combination for a meat lovers Ravioli dish! My mom uses crushed meatballs and fresh sauté spinach, then more mixed together with my Traditional Sunday Sauce,  the next generation these by far are my favorite! Well here are two ways to do these, quick and easy or homemade,  you choose. I will give you both versions! Homemade way: (click links for the recipes) 1 dough recipe for Mom's homemade ravioli dough 1 recipe for  meatballs around 12 to 14 meatballs in sauce crushed (she usually fries the hamburger loose in a pan same mixture to save time then adds sauce.) Sunday Sauce my Traditional Sauce the next generation  1  recipe of fresh spinach sauté in olive oil in garlic     Curt's Traditional Sunday Sauce "The Next Generation" Make the ravioli dough. Fill them: Stuff them with a mixture of meatballs crushed and 1 package of fresh spinach sauté in olive oil and g...

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. 

1 cup Arborio rice ( Risotto Rice) 1/2 cup sugar salt 4 3/4 cups half and half or whole milk divided 2 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup heavy cream cinnamon halved pecans Sugar cookies for garnish In a saucepan add 4 1/2 cups half and half, salt, sugar and rice. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes.  Uncover and boil until creamy around 5 more minutes.  Stir in vanilla and the remaining half and half or milk (1/4 cup). Refrigerate covered for 1 hour or more. Before serving stir in the heavy cream and sprinkle top with  around 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Garnish with pecan halves and a sugar cookie.

  If you have the time I totally recommend you making homemade pizza dough . You can add any topping you like but this ends up being a whole meal in itself. Easy and everyone is more than satisfied!     Leftover sausage sliced from Sunday Sauce Curt's Next Generation Sauce Meatballs sliced leftover for Sunday Sauce Chopped  or sliced Peppers Roasted are great on this pizza Sliced Mushrooms Black Olives Grating Cheese Mozzarella use Whole Milk it melts better and taste better Parsley, basil and oregano fresh when possible 1 lb fresh dough or pizza shell Here's Mom's Pizza Dough Recipe Spread the dough out on cookie sheet or pizza pan, it's easier using shortening to spread out than olive oil makes it shrink back and then let it rise around 1 hour, however I use parchment paper to avoid the extra calories.  Add  the toppings of everything your heart desires from the options above. Top with grating ...