From time to time I’m doing a Soprano’s episode marathon, it got me real hungry for making the Meatballs with Penne pasta although Carmela uses Spaghetti in her recipe. There is something about...
I just love polenta with Mushroom Ragu in cold winter nights, this warms me up and I get the feeling of home food which I can never get enough of. I discussed...
Winter takes me to hot gooey dishes like soft polenta, it’s a great cold days comforting dish. I had issues with making polenta in the past, I couldn’t get it quite right,...
Conchiglioni pasta with ragu sauce, it’s a heaven dish that will take the Ragu a step further in depth of flavors. Conchiglioni is a shell shaped pasta, in Italian conchiglia means...
Where can I start describing Ragu Bolognese Sauce? this wonderful full body meat sauce is one of my favorite pasta sauces ever and one of the popular meat sauces in the Italian...
Baked Gnocchi? it must be a typo, how can we bake these little small dumplings? well it just appears that we can and it’s delicious plus it’s half the time...
Italian breads have many variations, in this recipe I have chosen a bread that is relatively easy to make and will give us the excellent crunchy crust Italian bread are famous...
I just love Pan-Fried Potato Gnocchi, they have a crispy shell and tender on the inside. I guess almost everyone had the downfall in making potato Gnocchi just to find out they...
Pasta can be eaten with many kinds of sauce variations however I have to admit plain tomato sauce pasta dish is my personal favorite. perhaps it’s a childhood memory or...
Making this meat lasagna properly is all about preparing all the ingredients for the layers in advance, I have to admit it is a tedious job that takes a lot...
What can I say about lentils, they are hiding inside my pantry in a box that is hardly touched, opening the Pantry and thinking what to make I felt a...
According to the Italians making a tomato sauce is a serious task and cannot be taken lightly. Many years back I was travelling in the United states and came across a nice...
Pasta with Artichokes can be done in less than 15 minutes, I usually time it that the sauce and the pasta will be ready almost simultaneously. Pasta with Artichokes falls in the...
Oven baked Risotto works! and I hope the Italians forgive me on this one but it tastes great as well. There are not many dishes that are demanding 100% of...
Spinach and ricotta gnocchi are a great first course, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, they are a winner dish. Although Gnocchi have many versions depends on...
There is something about Cacio e Pepe that makes you fall in love with simplicity once again. There are only 5 ingredients in Cacio e Pepe and the truth is you can...