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Category Archives: Pasta
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
Cavatelli with Broccoli Rabe and Italian Sausage
Cavatelli has to be my all time favorite macaroni. If I had to choose a last meal it would include Cavatelli with my mother’s tomato sauce with meatballs and Gudinna (rolled up pig’s skin made like a braciole). Cavatelli is made with … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, Pork, vegetable
Tagged broccoli rabe, cavatelli with broccoli rabe and Italian sausage
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Spaghetti with Tuna and Fennel
My grandfather would go crazy over this spaghetti. He would enjoy it so much I remember seeing him eating it with the end of the table-cloth tucked into the collar of his shirt so he would not get any oil or … Continue reading
Fettucine with Pink Lobster Sauce
Arthur’s Legacy My grandmother never made anything pink. Certainly not her sauce. This dish has a more northern Italian influence. We rarely ever ate lobster in our house either. Well, until Arthur came into the family. Arthur was from the … Continue reading
Ziti al Forno – Baked Ziti
Hurricane Ziti I can’t think of a better comfort food to make during bad weather than a baked ziti. And maybe for the occasion I’ll add little meatballs to it. Hurricane Irene is barreling down on us, we are less than 12 … Continue reading
Linguine with Clams
This has to be one of my all time favorite pasta dishes. There is nothing quite like Linguine made with a fresh clam sauce. Back in the 70’s there was a place in Little Italy in New York City called … Continue reading
Spaghetti Alla Carrettiera
This is a fresh uncooked tomato sauce. It’s named after the drivers of the colorful Sicilian carts the Sicilians are famous for. It’s somewhere between the taste of a pesto and a fresh tomato salad. It’s important to use very ripe … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta
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Linguine with Crab Sauce
Linguine with crab sauce brings me back to the days when I spent my summers at the Jersey shore. My Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Sal had a summer house in Brick, New Jersey right off of Mantoloking Road. Just down the road … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, Seafood
Tagged crab sauce, linguine with crab sauce, pasta with crab sauce
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Elbow Macaroni with Peas and Bacon
“EXCUSE ME SIR!!! THAT’S NOT CAPOCOLLO YOU’RE CUTTING, IT’S SALAMI!!!!” Nothing burns my butt more than a person that doesn’t have a clue about their job or how to do it, then argues with you. You think I would have known better … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta
Tagged elbow macaroni with peas and bacon, Pasta with peas, peas and bacon
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Lasagna
Lasagna is as well known an Italian dish as spaghetti and meatballs. There are many different ways to make lasagna. In southern Italy lasagna is made with a rich ragu meat sauce either of pork or beef and ricotta cheese. … Continue reading
