‘Easy-Cheesy’ Lasagna

Everybody loves lasagna. I love it, you love it, we all love it. Unfortunately, we don’t all have time to make your grandmother’s sauce that takes eight hours. It is the perfect dish for feeding a crowd but doesn’t have to take your entire day. Try these simple, but delicious, lasagna dishes that are better than their grandmother’s. The first lasagna is a classic red sauce version with a twist. Instead of making your own sauce, we suggest buying Rao’s Homemade or Victoria Fine Foods. Using a store-bought sauce and no-boil lasagna noodles will expedite your lasagna making process....

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How to Make No Cook Tomato Sauce

Bella Breakdown This tomato sauce takes the freshest ingredients and brings a colorful, crisp flavor to your Italian meal. It goes perfectly with hot pasta or on toasted bread for bruschetta. To make: 1. Combine fresh chopped tomatoes, basil, balsamic vinegar, molasses, garlic, salt, pepper and olive oil in a bowl 2. Mix to combine well No stove? No...

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How to Make Super Simple Fresh Pasta

Bella Breakdown We’ve all had dry pasta in every shape and size, but fresh pasta is on another level. Fire up that pasta cutter and get fancy for a night. You deserve it. Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup 00 flour (specifically Italian milled flour used for pasta making) 1/4 cup semolina flour 2 large egg yolks 2 large whole eggs 2 Tbsp. water 1 Tbsp. olive oil Procedure Step 1 Mix the all-purpose flour, 00 flour, and semolina flour in a medium size bowl with a whisk.   Step 2 Empty the flour mixture onto a marble...

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