When I want something quick, flavorful, and substantive without having to make a full meal…I simply put an egg on it. This time it’s Sautéed Cabbage and Bacon! Easy Peezy and sooooo good. This time I dressed this simple dish with sweet peppers. Makes great leftovers too. Ingredients – 4 servings 1/2 small cabbage […]
I made this dish for a cooking class I did for a wonderful family. In preparation I reviewed a number of Tuscan Short Rib recipes…and I ended up making it much as I do when making beef bourguignon. I brown the meat. Make a roux with the pan oils, add wine and broth and cook […]
I made this butternut squash gnocchi 4 times…each time testing and tweaking the recipe until I got it just right. The first time I used a combo of squash and potato. It was good but too heavy. I hadn’t squeezed the liquid out of the squash. The next time I did squeeze all the […]
I made this Watermelon, Red Onion, Avocado Salad today for lunch and literally inhaled it! I have photo proof below. The recipe is clearly simple. And you of course can add your favorite cheese. I happened to use caciocavallo, brought back from Greece by a friend. It’s made from sheep or cow’s milk and also […]
Around this time of year in the US, we have an abundance of zucchini in our gardens, farmers markets and grocery stores. And we have no lack of wonderful recipes to use them in. Soup, however is often overlooked in the heat of summer…but maybe it shouldn’t be. Especially when it’s this good…creamy zucchini […]
Every year around this time, zucchini blossoms, the first “fruits”of my garden reach my kitchen… as they have year after year in my mother’s and grandmother’s kitchens before me. Zucchini blossom season has at this point become a treasured, and celebrated event. I have pan fried them, put them in omelets and on salads…but the […]
Growing up, Sundays in my house almost always began with tomato sauce simmering on the stovetop and meatballs browned in a skillet ready to be added to the sauce. I continued the tradition with my own family…but in my restaurant I mixed this classic combo up a bit by taking classic meatballs and stuffing them […]
The thing about pasta sauce is that it doesn’t have to be fancy. It can be downright humble like this White Puttanesca, made from ingredients most of us have in our pantry: olive oil, anchovies, capers, kalamata olives, garlic and red pepper flakes. Toss it with your choice of pasta and top it with […]
I’m a totally happy camper right now. I just ate this dish of Sweet Caramelized Onion Spaghetti and it was so good I could eat another bowl right now! I used vidalia onions, cooked slowly to release their sweet juices until they were golden brown and creamy. I added an anchovy and lots of parmesan […]
This Sun-dried Tomato Sauce is the bomb! It’s is so filled with creamy flavor that it even got me…a notoriously slow eater…gobbling this up!! Seriously, the sauce is amazing not only with pasta and shrimp as I make here… but with chicken, scallops, or any white fish. No doubt once you make this, you’ll have […]
