Simple Roast Chicken with Garlic

Here is a quick video which gives you a simple recipe for roast chicken and garlic. There is little better than a roast chicken when it is cooked to perfection. Also, with any chicken you have left over, you can make a delicious chicken salad the next day.

Chocolate Ganache

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Whether you are coating a cake or making truffles, chocolate ganache is the answer. When making the ganache, it is best not to use milk chocolate. If you want a less intense ganache, you can use semi-sweet chocolate but true chocolate lovers should look for chocolate with 70% to 77% cocoa solids.

Chocolate Ganache Recipe Link

Ingredients
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1 cup heavy cream

Gnocchi Alla Romana

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Roman-style gnocchi is very different from what most people have come to expect out of gnocchi. Rather than being made out of potato and into dumplings, these gnocchi are created from a porridge of polenta, milk, butter, and cheese. Very rich and very delicious.

Gnocchi Alla Romana Recipe Link

Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter, plus 2 tablespoons for sheet pan and baking dish
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup semolina flour
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus 1/2 cup
4 egg yolks

Pinza - Easter Bread

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Pinza - Italian Easter Bread Recipe Link

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups golden raisins
1/2 cup dark rum
1 cup milk
1 cup granulated sugar plus 2 tablespoons
Four 3/5-ounce cakes fresh yeast, crumbled (1/3 cup), or four 1-ounce packages instant dry yeast
9 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, or as needed, sifted
3 large eggs, at room temperature
6 large eggs yolks, at room temperature
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the bowl of dough
1/2 cup Vin Santo, Verduzzo, or other sweet white wine
Grated zest (yellow part only, without the underlying white pith) of 2 large lemons
Grated zest (orange part only, without the white pith) of 1 orange
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons water

Sitting down to eat

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