This pasta dish made for a nice lunch for our charter guests on the back deck of the yacht after a morning full of snorkeling and walking the beach looking for exotic seashells. It’s pretty light and very summery with the fresh, bright and crisp asparagus. I remember sitting on the back deck and enjoying […]
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Bucatini Pasta with Roasted Chestnuts, Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese
During the winter months, there’s nothing more warming and comforting than wonderful pasta with hearty chestnuts, a wonderful winter squash, a creamy cheese, some sautéed leeks and a splash of vermouth! Please don’t let the roasted chestnut deter you! Chestnuts are easy to find now. You no longer have to wait for the Fall/Winter seasons […]
Ziti with Portabella Mushrooms, Caramelized Onions, and Goat Cheese
Ziti with Portabella Mushrooms, Caramelized Onions, and Goat Cheese About 14 years ago, I worked on a yacht that was owned by a prominent businessman who resided in Puerto Rico. He didn’t normally like us to have the boat in San Juan, except when we were bunkering fuel from a barge in the harbor. One […]
The Tortellini Tag Team
My Grandmother immigrated to the U.S. as a young mother from Bracigliano, a town in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of Southwestern Italy and just below the Bay of Naples. My Grandparents left Italy hoping for a better life for their growing family as so many did. They arrived through Ellis Island […]
Pasta with Sauce Bolognese
I’ve done a little research to give you an accurate and succinct background on the origins of a Ragù alla Bolognese. A Bolognese sauce is an Italian meat-based sauce served with egg pasta which originated in the northern Italian city of Bologna. In Italian cuisine, this sauce is traditionally used to sauce a tagliatelle and […]