I’m a pretty big fan of Giada de Laurentiis; in addition to learning a heckuva lot about Italian cookery from her, she’s just a big sweetheart. Anyways — lazy cookery mode in still in full swing — I was thinking about what to make for dins tonight without taking up too much time (there’s Diablo III to play) and WHAMO! a pasta craving hit me.
I haven’t made stuffed manicotti in years, and was pottering about online for ideas when I came across a recipe of Giada’s. I’m pretty sure I’ve made it before, but looking at the ingredients now, I’m shocked by the FAT content there must be in this recipe — FAT that I don’t particularly think adds any flavor. We all want to enjoy full-flavored food (FFF), but this just sounds unnecessarily heavy and not that tasty. So I’ve decided to fix it.
