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Pasta Vongole
Pasta with clams, we call it pasta with clams in white sauce, as apposed to a tomato based sauce. It can be made with ot...
Pasta e Fagioli or as we say Pasta Fazool
This family version is simple, similar to <a href="recipe-detail.php?id=126">Tuscan Beans with Pancetta & Cavolo Nero</a...
Tuscan Beans with Pancetta & Cavolo Nero
Tuscan Beans with pancetta and cavolo nero cabbage (Tuscan Kale) is one of my all time favorite dishes. The beans are t...
Spaghetti con Aglio Olio e Alici
Spaghetti with garlic olive oil and anchovies was almost a weekly dinner growing up especially on meatless Fridays or af...
Pasta Puttanesca
Building on aglio e olio with anchovies, capers, olives, red pepper flakes and tomatoes, Spaghetti alla puttanesca is a ...
Spaghetti Cacio-e-Pepe
Rome’s classic pasta Cacio-e-Pepe (cheese & pepper) uses Pecorino Romano for the fat rather then olive oil.
Bread and Cheese
Grandma "Wing Nanny" would make this quite often, especially around holidays like Christmas and Easter. I believe the or...
Pasta alla Carbonara
Carbonara is a classic Italian pasta dish from the Lazio region, known for its creamy sauce made from eggs, hard cheese ...
Utica Greens
This was not a familiar dish growing up. My brother and I discovered it while attending board meetings in Rochester NY a...
Spaghetti With Caramelized Onions
Adding caramelized onions to basic aglio e olio sweetens the dish a bit, while black olives add color and saltiness.
Spaghetti Aglio-e-Olio
Aglio-e-Olio ( Garlic & Oil) is the foundation to many pasta dishes such as Spaghetti Aglio-e-Olio. A simple 4 ingredien...
Sweet Alabama Pecan Bread
A common recipe, but this one from neighbor Carol stands out.
Ditalini with Ham and Peas
A simple derivation of pasta e fagioli (pasta and beans) with green peas and the addition of cream.
Gumbo
Gumbo is a rich, flavorful stew from Louisiana, known for its dark roux base, the "holy trinity" of celery, bell peppers...
Easter Bread
This calzone like stuffed dough is from a hand written recipe. This was a real treat through the Easter weekend at Grand...
Pinwheel Cookies
These cookies are a tradition at Christmas. The old hand written and typed recipes were sometimes titled 'Kolachi'. This...
