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