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 […]
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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 […]
Herbed Butter | Don’t Cry Over Extra Cream!
I always seem to have left over heavy cream for a recipe. Instead of leaving it the refrigerator forgotten, make an herb or flavored butter. Pour the cream into your food processor and pulse until it firms up and holds a shape. Then throw in the herbs and pulse a few more times. You can […]