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Category Archives: Beef
Italian Pot Roast
My mother made a great pot roast. I’m sure most of you feel the same way about your mother’s pot roast. Then again, some of you may not. A friend of mine told me a story the other day about … Continue reading
Pasta with Bolognese Sauce
Who’s that knocking at the door? This past Sunday I get a call at about 11am from the emergency service that my 94-year-old mother is subscribed to. “Your mother fell and an ambulance has been dispatched. Your sister Annette and brother … Continue reading
Mom’s Sunday Roast Beef
“Thinner Sal, thinner!” Most Sundays my mother would roast a couple of chickens. Every now and again she would make a roast beef. We usually started Sunday dinner with some kind of macaroni and her delicious sauce. The roast would … Continue reading
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Tagged Beef, roast beef, roast beef au jus, roasted beef, sunday roast beef
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Bistecca Fiorentina
It sounds great! And is one of the best steaks you will ever experience. The truth is, the only place you can have authentic Bistecca Fiorentina is in Florence, Italy. Sad but true. Oh, you can make something similar here. … Continue reading
Meatloaf Italian Style
My early memories of meatloaf go back to when I was a child and my mother was in the hospital for about a week. During that time my father was in charge of cooking and preparing dinner for us. And … Continue reading
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Tagged Italian Style Meatloaf, Meatloaf, Meatloaf Italian Style, stuffed meatloaf
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Grandma Verga's Meatballs and Sunday Gravy
I really don’t want to get into the tomato sauce/gravy thing. But I guess I have to. Here is my definition. Any other day of the week it’s tomato sauce. When you make it on Sunday, with all the beef, … Continue reading
Rigatoni with Meat Sauce
There was no one that made a better sauce than my mom. It’s what I grew up with. It’s what I ate at least twice a week. Mom’s sauce was always thick and rich. I remember she used Red Pack brand crushed … Continue reading
Tripe – Trippa Alla Parmigiana
OK folks, this is not one of the more popular Italian dishes. I’ll bet you will not find it at Olive Garden, Bocca di Peppe or Macaroni Grill. For those of you who know what tripe is you have either tasted it … Continue reading
Steak Pizzaiola
The Gestapo Way They used to call him “Booch”. That was my brother’s nick name during his high school years. Back then, Richard, aka Booch, hung around with a less than desirable crowd. A crowd, you can say, that was … Continue reading
Breaded Steak
My Grandfather had a cast iron stomach! God bless them, both my Grandparents lived well into their 90′s. They worked hard all their lives. My Grandmother, in addition to raising a family, my mother Rose and my Uncle Sal, she … Continue reading
