The COVID pandemic has taught us to spend more time in the kitchen than going out of our homes.    These holiday season instead of buying gifts for relatives, we sent out cooked dishes to them instead.  One of the most popular dish we've conjured that gained a lot of praise is our Creamy Truffle Mushroom Vegetable Penne Recipe.

Creamy Truffle Mushroom Vegetable Penne

So we're sharing our tweaked Tsinoy Foodies Creamy Truffle Mushroom Vegetable Penne Recipe for you and your loved ones to enjoy too.

Ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil
¼ cup butter
1 chopped medium onion
6 cloves chopped garlic
2 cups fresh shiitake mushroom
1 can NESTLÉ Cream 300g
2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground pepper
2 tbsp Umbria Terra Di Tartufi White Truffle Oil (from goodwill.market)
2 tbsp Umbria Terra Di Tartufi Black Truffle Sauce (from goodwill.market)
500g Vegetable Penne (cooked al dente)

About Umbria Terra Di Tartufi

Umbria Terra Di Tartufi is an Italian artisan brand distributed by Dygen Food Ventures, Inc.  Its artisan products including truffle oils and sauces are made with pure ingredients fromt he luxuriant area of Valnerina Italy.  It does not contain any artificial colors, additives or preservatives and is produced from years of research to retain the unique and authentic flavor of the truffle. 

Umbria Terra Di Tartufi White Truffle Oil

Umbria Terra Di Tartufi White Truffle Oil is a condiment based on olive oil, dehydrated Bianchetto truffle and white truffle aroma.  It is your choice for ready to serve snacks and meals.

 

Umbria Terra Di Tartufi Black Truffle Sauce

Procedure

• Step 1: In a heated pan, add 3 tbsp olive oil and ¼ cup butter.
• Step 2: Sauté onions and garlic until fragrant (but don't let them caramelize).
• Step 3: Add 2 cups fresh shiitake mushroom and let it sit for 3 minutes.
• Step 4: Pour in NESTLÉ Cream and let it sit for 2 minutes in low heat.
  
• Step 5:Season with salt and black pepper.
• Step 6: Toss in Vegetable Penne and mix.
• Step 7: Add 2 tbsp Umbria Terra Di Tartufi Black Truffle Sauce then mix.
• Step 8: Turn off heat then add 2 tbsp Umbria Terra Di Tartufi White Truffle Oil then mix.
• Step 9: Serve immediately. 

Christmas time is undoubtedly the best time of the year!  During the Christmas season, people gift, surprise, donate, charity, and make the most exquisite meals throughout this joyful month to bring in joy and make everyone else’s Christmas jolly too… It is also the time for the entire family to come together, share their stories, and have a hearty laugh.

People coming together also means that you’ll have to cook in plenty and make amazing food for everyone to relish and rave about. Of all that you’ve been cooking years after years, we recommend you treat your loved ones to this fun and fancy looking dish. It will be really nice to have your family members rolling out the dough, topping pizzas, and baking them fresh while discussing events of past and future.

You simply have to arrange the ingredients and tools in advance to make up for the pizza making session. The most important tool to have for this family fun event is a cheese grater. Of course, what good is a pizza without any generous load of cheese? 

To make things easier for you, we have enlisted the best cheese graters available. Check thedaringkitchen.com/cheese-grater to find the latest and choicest selection of cheese graters that will surely impress your guests too.

So, without wasting any more time, you must peep into the recipe to get the ingredients ready for the family cooking event.

Holiday Pizza Wreath Recipe

• Cheese grater
• Vegetable chopper
• Knife
• Peeler
• Spoons
• Bowls
• Rolling pins

Ingredients
2 cups pizza sauce
Pizza dough
Dry flour, for rolling the dough
Mozzarella cheese, grated
Any topping of your choice (I used colorful bell peppers, mushrooms, and chicken shreds)

Procedure

1. Thinly roll out the pizza dough using dry flour into a circular shape and place it over a lined   baking tray.
2. Use a cookie cutter to cut out a hole from the center of the dough so that the dough looks like a doughnut.
3. Now, evenly put pizza sauce on the rolled out dough as the first layer.
4. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees C
5. Top pizza with any topping of your choice and load it well with the grated cheese.
6. Bake the pizza for about 20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown on top.
7. Slice and serve hot!
   

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California Rolls

• 2 cups Sushi Rice (1/3 cup/roll)
• 2 sheets nori (dried seaweed)
• 1 pc. ripe mango (slice into strips)
• 8 strips cucumber 
• 4 pcs. kani
• 4 tbsp. Japanese mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup Tbsp. Ebiko -ika eggs (orange)

• Have a bowl of clean water so you can dip your hands in when it gets too sticky.
• If the rice is too thick, pull the excess rice out and don't try flatten it by pressing harder.

• 1/2 kg Chicken thigh fillet
• All-purpose flour 

• 1 Tbsp. Kikkoman Standard Grade Soy Sauce
• 1/4 grated ginger
• 2 Tbsp.  Rice wine
• 1/2 Tbsp. Brown sugar

• 4 Tbsp. Brown sugar
• 1/4 cup Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce with Roasted Garlic 
• 1/4 Tbsp. Toasted sesame seeds (optional) 
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. Hot water 

Deboned Chicken Thigh Fillet

• 200 grams sukiyaki cut beef, rib eye or sirloin
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced leeks
• 3/4 cup thinly sliced onions
• 1 cup thinly sliced soaked dried shiitake mushrooms
• 1/4 cup sake
• 3/4 cup Kikkoman teriyaki sauce 
• 3/4 cup dashi (1 Tsp. hondashi + 1 cup water)
• 1/4tsp. sugar to taste (optional)
• 1 tsp. cornstarch dissolved in 1 tsp water
• 2 cups cooked Japanese rice
• 3 pcs. egg yolks (optional)
• sliced nori (for garnish - optional)

• 1/4 cup Kikkoman soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. Sake
• 1/4 cup Mirin
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onions
• 1/2 cup ground beef
• 1/4 cup green bell pepper chopped finely
• 3 pcs thinly sliced dried mushroom 
• 4 pcs shredded kani stick
• 6 cups Japanese rice
• 2 pcs. eggs - lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 tsp chicken powder
• 1-2 tsp sugar (to taste)  
• 1-2 tsp salt and pepper (to taste)