Quick. Easy. Delicious. Shrimp with pasta, a light sauce, and gobs of blue cheese. This is one of our go-to meals when time is short, or I don’t want to go to the store, or
A week or so ago when I made this Fabulous Focaccia, I also made a big pot of hearty Minestrone soup. Full of a garden’s worth of vegetables, this Italian soup is easy to make
Pasta Puttanesca! Do you know the rather colorful story about Pasta Puttanesca? The story goes that (ahem) ladies of the evening would make a large dish of this highly aromatic pasta and put it in
Variations on a Theme of Vodka Sauce. Penne pasta with a silky sauce of tomatoes, vodka and cream plus little bits of Italian sausage. Good stuff. I like to do a couple of versions of
Creamy Zucchini Linguine. With Pancetta….but that doesn’t rhyme. No, I’m not having my own personal Zucchini Festival over here. Even though I’ve recently posted a recipe for Zucchini Pineapple Bread, this pasta was too good
Fusilli. Corkscrews of pasta perfect for soaking up delicious sauce of Italian Sausage, Ricotta Cheese and Fresh Tomatoes. Little nooks and crannies of serious flavor. I might have mentioned before that I have something of
Chicken Marsala. Mushrooms and sauce with flavor galore! Marsala Wine makes a sweet but savory sauce that knocks this one out of the park. Marsala is a sweet wine from Italy from a family called
Roasted Red Bell Pepper Pasta. I’m on a bit of a roasted pepper kick lately. You’ll know this if you made Roasted Red Pepper Hummus a couple of weeks ago. For the hummus we used
I’m a meat sauce kinda girl. I married a meatball kinda guy. Consider this dinner one of the delicious compromises of marriage. It took a while to find a meatball recipe that worked for me.
Comfort Food. For some it’s a warm bowl of chicken soup. For others, Fried Chicken or Mac and Cheese. For me, Baked Italian Sausage with Peppers and Onions with a side of Cheesy Pasta. Oh,
I love stuffed shells. Neat little packages of pasta stuffed with whatever ingredients you like or might have on hand. I’ve made stuffed shells many different ways – with Italian Sausage, with Artichokes, with Sundried
So, in college we made something lovingly called Tuna Blob. It had exactly 2 ingredients – the cheapest boxed mac and cheese mix we could find and the cheapest can of tuna we could find.
Say YES to Eggplant! Italian Sausage Stuffed Eggplant! Now that I have your attention I should tell you that I absolutely LOVE eggplant. Always have. Even as a kid. After I posted the Greek Orzo
Greek Orzo with Roasted Vegetables. A healthy, easy and delicious side dish or even a vegetarian dinner. Tastes great hot or cold so you can pack it up and take it along next time you
Italian Wedding Soup. A perfect marriage of meatballs, broth and green veggies. Did you know that the name Italian Wedding Soup came about as a mistake in translation? Me neither…but those smarties over at Wikipedia
