Zucchini Lasagna

Zucchini is treated as a vegetable, which means it is usually cooked and presented as a savory dish or accompaniment. Zucchini lasagne is made by replacing lasagne noodles with zucchini to make this delicious, and a light dish.

What you need-

* 2-1/2 cups zucchini, sliced (about 2 medium)
* 1/2 lb lean ground beef (I use 1 lb.)
* 1/4 cup onion, chopped
* 2 small tomatoes, cut up
* 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
* 1/2 tsp. dried basil
* 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
* 1/4 cup water
* 1/8 tsp. pepper
* 1 egg
* 3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese (or low fat or fat free ricotta)
* 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded (I use 8 oz. divided)
* 1 tsp. flour





Way to prepare-
Cook zucchini until tender, drain and set aside. Fry meat and onions until meat is brown and onions are tender; drain fat. Add next 8 ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer, cook uncovered for 10 minutes.

Slightly beat the egg. Add cottage cheese, half of shredded cheese and flour.

In a baking-roasting pan, arrange half of the meat mixture. Top with half of the zucchini and all the cottage cheese mixture. Top it up with remaining meat and zucchini.Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer.

Let it stand 10 minutes before serving so that it gets firm.

This is delicious and this is an understatement.

Zucchini Lasagna

What you need-

* 2-1/2 cups zucchini, sliced (about 2 medium)
* 1/2 lb lean ground beef (I use 1 lb.)
* 1/4 cup onion, chopped
* 2 small tomatoes, cut up
* 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
* 1/2 tsp. dried basil
* 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
* 1/4 cup water
* 1/8 tsp. pepper
* 1 egg
* 3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese (or low fat or fat free ricotta)
* 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded (I use 8 oz. divided)
* 1 tsp. flour



Way to prepare-
Cook zucchini until tender, drain and set aside. Fry meat and onions until meat is brown and onions are tender; drain fat. Add next 8 ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer, cook uncovered for 10 minutes.

Slightly beat the egg. Add cottage cheese, half of shredded cheese and flour.

In a baking-roasting pan, arrange half of the meat mixture. Top with
half of the zucchini and all the cottage cheese mixture. Top it up
with remaining meat and zucchini.

Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with
remaining cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer.

Let it stand 10 minutes before serving so that it gets firm.

This is delicious and this is an understatement.

Zucchini Lasagna

What you need-

* 2-1/2 cups zucchini, sliced (about 2 medium)
* 1/2 lb lean ground beef (I use 1 lb.)
* 1/4 cup onion, chopped
* 2 small tomatoes, cut up
* 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
* 1/2 tsp. dried basil
* 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
* 1/4 cup water
* 1/8 tsp. pepper
* 1 egg
* 3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese (or low fat or fat free ricotta)
* 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded (I use 8 oz. divided)
* 1 tsp. flour



Way to prepare-
Cook zucchini until tender, drain and set aside. Fry meat and onions until meat is brown and onions are tender; drain fat. Add next 8 ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer, cook uncovered for 10 minutes.

Slightly beat the egg. Add cottage cheese, half of shredded cheese and flour.

In a baking-roasting pan, arrange half of the meat mixture. Top with half of the zucchini and all the cottage cheese mixture. Top it up with remaining meat and zucchini.

Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer.

Let it stand 10 minutes before serving so that it gets firm.

This is delicious and this is an understatement.

Only Meat Ball

Meat Ball is a kind of food stuff that is basically made up from ground meat rolled into a small ball with all the ingredients like breadcrumbs, onion, spices and eggs if needed. They are prepared by hands after that they are cookd by baking, frying , steaming and braising in the sauce.There is a large variety of meat balls in kofta family in India. To prepare this :



All you need:

For meat balls

* 2 Eggs (medium size)

* 50 g (2 oz) Pecorino Romano cheese (freshly grated) - alternatively you can use Parmesan cheese

* 500 g (1.1 lb) minced beef

* 2 Eggs (medium size)

* 1 Clove of garlic (finely chopped)

* 50 g (2 oz) Breadcrumbs (finely grated)

* 1 g (½ tsp) Ground black pepper

* 1 Clove of garlic (finely chopped)

* 2 g (½ tsp) Salt

* 60 ml (2 fl oz) Extra virgin olive oil

* A small handful of flat leaf parsley (finely chopped)

For Gravy:

* 1 Clove of garlic (finely chopped)

* 450 g (1 lb) Chopped tomatoes (usually 1 can)

* 60 g (2 ½ oz) Tomato purèe

* 1 Small sized onion (finely chopped)

* 150 ml (5 fl oz) Hot water for the gravy preparation

For final stage:

* Salt and ground pepper for seasoning

* A couple of sprigs of flat leaf parsley (finely chopped)

* 600 ml (1 pint) Hot water

How to make:

* Start with preparing the meatballs combining all the ingredients (except the olive oil) add meat and eggs.

* Mix all then add the Pecorino Romano cheese.

* Add chopped parsley and garlic, bred crumbs and salt.

* Add black pepper and mix properly, then make balls take care it should not break.

* Now fry the balls in olive oil make it light golden brown use non stick pan.

* Place them on the tray.

* Strain the oil because it would be used for gravy.

* Take frying pan heat the oil add chopped onion garlic and tomato puree.

* Add 150 ml of hot water cook it when gravy is done remove the pan from heat.

* Now in big frying pan add chopped tomatoes , gravy,reserved browned meatballs.

* Add water around 600 ml.

* Then add chopped parsely and salt.

* Mix properly cook for 15 min,simmer for about 2 ½ hours .After 1 ½ hours simmering, check for seasoning

* Serve and Enjoy!

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Apple strudel

A very popular cake in Italy, it is a traditional Viennese strudel, previously it belonged to Astro Hungarian Empire, it is very yummy as it consists of an oblong strudel pastry jacket with an apple filling inside as the name suggests it is made up of juicy apple , it should be baked with aromatic,tart and crisp apples for apple strudel winesap apples are the best, its dough made up of salt, flour and oil.


All you need:

* Juice from half a lemon

* 1 Ready rolled puff pastry sheet

* 4 Apples

* 60 g (2 ½ oz) raisins

* 60 g (2 ½ oz) Pine kernels

* 100 ml (4 fl oz) Dark rum - about a glass

* 50 g (2 oz) Apricot preserve

* 50 g (2 oz) Sugar

* 2 or 4 g (½ tbs or 1 tbs) Ground cinnamon - depending on your taste

* Orange zest from one orange

* 10 g (½ oz) Butter

* 30 g (slightly more than 1 oz) Breadcrumbs

* 15 ml (1 tbs) Milk

* 1 Egg yolk

* Icing sugar for garnish

* 15 ml (1 tbs) Milk

How to make:

* Soak the raisins an hour before into the glass of rum.Then separate and seive.

* Put the raisins in a small container and keep the raisins aside, rum would be used at later stage.

* Now slice and peel apples 2-3 mm thick, put them into a large bowl, now mix lemon juice.

* Then add raisins,pine kernels,orange zest,cinnamon,sugar and apricot preserve.

* Add 2-3 desert spoons of rum,mix and cover the bowl with cling film and set it aside in the refrigerator.

* Now roast bread cumbs in butter don't make it brown just light brown, then let them cool down.

* Now spread some flour on working surface,Unroll your pastry and start stretching it with a rolling pin and make it thinner (about 2 mm thick).

* Cut the border with a pastry wheel,then spread the bread cumbs over pastry sheet.

* Then take out the bowl from the fridge and fill the contents in pastry sheets,Do the same with the opposite side.

* Set the tray in oven at 180 c cover the bottom of the tray with a layer of baking paper, brush it melted butter.Cover it with foil

* Put the egg yolk into a small bowl and add the milk and beat properly.

* Brush it all over the strudel.

* Take out the tray after 30 min,remove the foil.

* Put the tray back in the oven and cook for another 15 minutes.

* Set the strudel onto a wire rack to cool down.

* When the strudel is tepid, cut a slice and put the slice onto a plate. Garnish with some icing sugar.

* Serve it with vanilla ice-cream.

* Enjoy!

Yummy Pici

A very yummy delight that has come to make your day more tasty yes it is Pici a kind of thick, hand rolled pasta it is very much similar to fat spaghetti, it is made up of flour, very delicious recipe as it has originated in the province of Siena in Tuscany, it is hearty pasta and can be best served with rich meat sauce so lets come to know how it is made. Serves 4 to 6 people


All you need:

* 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

* Hearty Meat Ragu

* 5 Cups Flour

* 1/2 Teaspoon Salt

Other ingredients:

* Olive Oil for Rolling

* Extra Flour For Rolling and For Drying

* Grated Cheese For Serving

How to make:

* Take flour, salt and water in a bowl.

* Make dough by adding required water.

* Knead the dough to make it elastic, then wrap the kneaded dough in plastic wrap.

* Leave it for 30 mins, then use half of it and start rolling, roll it by making it 1/4 inch thick.

* Keep your dough in rectangular shape and make strips.

* Take a strip with lightly oiled fingers first roll into a tube, follow the process as bring both hands to the center of the tube, then gently roll it with your fingers start moving the your hands apart towards the ends.

* Now keep it on Kitchen towel, start cooking just bring salted water to boil pour the pici and let it get cooked.

* Check after 5 min make sure Pici should not be mushy it should be tendered.

* Drain it , now put it to a pot ,now add couple of scoops of sauce into the pot and shake it with pici.

* Now serve the pici in the bowls add more sauce and top it with grated cheese.

* Enjoy!

Mushroom risotto

A recipe is going to make your mouth watered has directly come to steal your hearts from Italian Kitchen yes it is very delicious Mushroom risotto right in front of you to make your day special so try this for a very unique taste. This classic recipe depends upon the type of Mushrooms.


All you need:

* 60 ml Extra virgin olive oil

* 350-400 g Carnaroli rice

* 50 g Dried porcini mushrooms

* 2 Knobs of butter

* 100 ml of White wine

* 1 Large shallot

* 1 Litre (1 ¾ pints) of hot chicken or vegetable stock

* Salt for seasoning

* Ground black pepper

* 25 g grated Parmesan cheese

How to make:

* Rinse the Mushrooms under running water.

* Soak them in a bowl filled with 600 ml of tepid water for 20-30 minutes, its ladle will be used later .

* Take out the mushrooms and squeeze them properly,make small pieces.

* Heat virgin oil in a large pan with a knob of butter, add shallot finely chopped heat untill they become soft.

* Add mushrooms and stir properly.

* Then add rice and let them get translucent, stir properly.

* Add white wine and let it get evaporate.

* Now couple of ladles of water that was used to soak mushrooms.Add stock on medium heat , keep adding along with the ate of a couple of ladlefuls at a time.

* Do it for 15 min,let the stock get completely absorbed.

* Add Parmesan cheese , remove the pan add butter.

* Risotto should be served "all' onda" , you serve it onto the plate, it should still flow a little.