IL MIO PRANZO DELLA DOMENICA #189 ( nov 23)

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese has fewer calories while maintaining a creamy texture.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Provolone is often less expensive and melts well.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana padano is a more affordable cheese with a similar flavor.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: panko

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Crushed crackers can provide a similar texture at a lower cost.

Cook the fettuccine according to package instructions until al dente.

In a pan, sauté the shallot in oil until translucent, then add the broccoli and cook until tender.

Add the speck, bay leaf, spreadable cheese, lemon zest, pink peppercorns, salt, and pepper, mixing well.

Combine the cooked fettuccine with the broccoli cream and serve.

For the turkey bites, heat oil in a pan and sauté the garlic, onion, carrot, celery, and rosemary until softened.

Add the turkey morsels and cook until browned, then sprinkle with flour and stir.

Pour in the white wine and broth, add saffron, olives, salt, and pepper, and simmer until the turkey is cooked through.

For the Caprese cake, melt the dark chocolate and butter together, then mix in the sugar, eggs, almond flour, rum, and orange zest.

Pour the batter into a greased pan and bake until set. Let cool and dust with icing sugar.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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