Puttana is the Italian word for “whore,” and legend has it that this dish was used by Neapolitan ladies of the night to entice potential clients to sample their other offerings.
Tag: Quick and Easy
Pasta alla Puttanesca
Paprikás Csirke
(Hungarian chicken paprikash)
Paprika chicken is one Hungary’s most famous dishes. Chicken is simmered in a paprika-flavored sauce until tender and then sour cream is stirred into the sauce to enrich it.
Pancit Bihon
(Filipino stir-fried rice noodles with meat and vegetables)
Pancit, or pansit, is a quick-cooked noodle dish that is one of the quintessential meals of Filipino cuisine. The most common variety is pancit bihon, with rice vermicelli and a mix of meat and vegetables.
Aloo Gobi
(Indian potato and cauliflower curry)
Aloo gobi is a popular North Indian vegetarian dish often accompanied by naan, roti or paratha to make a full vegetarian meal. Some people serve it in soft buns as a satisfying sandwich.
Quick Mole Poblano: All the Flavor, A Fraction of the Time
With a few simple shortcuts, you can have a mouthwatering mole poblano with half the effort for a quick mid-day meal.
A Simple Pasta Dish at a Price You Can’t Beat
Looking through my cupboards the other night, scrambling for dinner ideas, my eyes rested on a particular canned good that most people never even buy outside of the holidays.
The Miracle of the Pressure Cooker
I’ve used my pressure cooker over the years for preserving many a batch of fruits, vegetables and beans, but rarely for cooking dinner. That’s a mistake.
How to Make Your Own Brown Sugar
Learn how to make your own brown sugar at home. It’s about half the cost of store-bought, you get to make only as much as you need and it couldn’t be fresher.