Strawberry Spinach Couscous Prep time: 30-45 minutes Cook time: 30-45 minutes (to caramelize the onions) Servings: 6 Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups dry couscous 2 cups fresh spinach (stems removed and roughly chopped) 1/2 to 3/4 lb fresh strawberries, chopped 1 onion, …

This recipe is specifically for the preparation of the toppings. For more information on cooking your own pizza, please refer to the PW’s recipe for dough. Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes Servings: 3 Ingredients: 1/2 onion (chopped) 3-5 …

As you may know, here at Garlic, My Soul we have a lot of pizza nights. Some of them are large – thirty of my closest friends, wandering around my apartment eating slices for four hours. Some of them are …

February’s other main dish was Roasted Herb Chicken. Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 1 1/2 to 2 hours Oven temperature: 375 degrees Servings: 1 whole chicken Ingredients: 1 5lb whole chicken 4 tbsp butter 4 tbsp olive oil 1 …

Our third recipe for Cucina Fresca: February was Roasted Herb Chicken. We choose to do a roast chicken because we wanted to make a roast chicken as per our goals (see number 15) and we also wanted to tackle another …

February’s main course was a hearty, veggiful chili. Prep time: 15-20 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Servings: 8-10 Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef 7 medium tomatoes 3 green peppers 1 medium onion 2 cloves garlic 12 ounces frozen corn 6 …

For February’s Cucina Fresca, we decided to venture into the world of chili. You may recall when we made the Pioneer Woman’s chili. That chili was delicious, but it was too spicy for even Corelyn. We also felt it was …

January’s Cucina Fresca challenge was based on a few of our challenge goals: 1. Cook fish 7. Try our luck at sauces, from different ethnicity’s and with different bases 12. greens, greens, greens! 25. Seasonal vegetables Our main ingredient? Mustard. …

January’s grainy side was Orzo. Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 12 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 8 oz orzo 4 oz fontina or your favorite cheese 3 tbsp olive oil 2 1/2 garlic cloves 1/2 onion 6 small OR 3 …

Ladies and gents, family and friends: The time has come to announce our plan for 2011’s challenge. We’re calling it Cucina Fresca, which translates to “Fresh Kitchen” in Italian. The votes have been tallied, and a vast majority of you …