Pasta of the Puttanesca
Spaghetti with garlic olive oil and anchovies was almost a weekly dinner growing up especially on meatless Fridays or af...
Aglio-e-Olio ( Garlic & Oil) is the foundation to many pasta dishes such as Spaghetti Aglio-e-Olio. A simple 4 ingredien...
Romeβs classic pasta Cacio-e-Pepe (cheese & pepper) uses Pecorino Romano for the fat rather then olive oil.
Adding caramelized onions to basic aglio e olio sweetens the dish a bit, while black olives add color and saltiness.
Grandma "Wing Nanny" would make this quite often, especially around holidays like Christmas and Easter. I believe the or...
This was not a familiar dish growing up. My brother and I discovered it while attending board meetings in Rochester NY a...
A common recipe, but this one from neighbor Carol stands out.
Tuscan Beans with pancetta and cavolo nero cabbage (Tuscan Kale) is one of my all time favorite dishes. The beans are t...
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...
Gumbo is a rich, flavorful stew from Louisiana, known for its dark roux base, the "holy trinity" of celery, bell peppers...
This calzone like stuffed dough is from a hand written recipe. This was a real treat through the Easter weekend at Grand...
Made at Christmas
A simple derivation of pasta e fagioli (pasta and beans) with green peas and the addition of cream.
Carbonara is a classic Italian pasta dish from the Lazio region, known for its creamy sauce made from eggs, hard cheese ...
These cookies are a tradition at Christmas. The old hand written and typed recipes were sometimes titled 'Kolachi'. This...