One meal they prepared was cavetelli with eggs and bacon which looked like a mix between a carbonara and a frittata.   For dessert, they made a bread parfait.  The bread is socked in espresso coffee, chocolate and rum and is then layered in a dessert glass with whipped cream.  It’s a great way to get rid of leftover bread.  It was so quick and easy!

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On the Today show, they listed the following kitchen staples: lemons, mayo, olive/peanut/sesame oil, butter, rice, pasta, onions, red pepper flakes, garlic, soy sauce, sugar, parmesan cheese and dried herbs.  Of course, this is just a basic list of items that you should have on hand.  If you wanted to make a specific dish, you would need to get those supplies.

For the set of meals prepared during the segment, they needed:  bacon, chicken breast, Udon noodles, bread, shrimp, mushrooms, tomatoes, asparagus, ginger and spinach.  The dishes they made included a delicious looking “bacon, spinach, bread crumb pasta.”  I seriously want to make that tonight!

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Lidia Bastianich stopped by the Today show where she talked with host, Al Roker and made bucatini with homemade bread crumbs.  I absolutely love pasta and I adore garlic so this recipe looks like something I would love (it looked like there was a little too much olive oil in there for me, though).  The recipe calls for oregano and, while Lidia explains that she prefers fresh herbs, oregano is the exception because the dried version is more intense.  I never noticed that! 

It ended up being a very simple dish and Lidia suggested that viewers add whatever veggie they’d like if they want some added fiber (she threw in some spinach and that looked really good!).  I think I’d either do that or a little bit of broccoli.  Yum!

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