We Italians sure do love our tomatoes. Obviously, we love them in our spaghetti sauce. But we can eat it just as well in our soups. Enter the tomato soup ... in this case Creamy Tomato Soup (without the cream). How in the world is tomato soup different from tomato sauce? Well, it is. You just thin it out by adding some vegetable broth. I decided to go with a creamy tomato soup version for this ...
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Slow Cooked Steak Pizzaiola
This weekend I had some inspiration to make some Slow Cooked Steak Pizzaiola. Jaime recently bought me a new crockpot and last Sunday I made a meat sauce with meatballs, sausage, pork chops, and braciole (which will be its own post sometime soon), and I ended up having some steak and tomato sauce left over. So I got a great idea. Let's use these leftovers to put together something ...
Italian Wedding Soup
I will admit to a bit of confusion about Italian Wedding Soup myself. It's so obvious when you hear the name, it must be served at Italian weddings right? Nope, wrong. This soup has nothing to do with weddings. Marriages maybe, but not weddings. Okay, what the heck am I talking about? Italian Wedding Soup was another of these so-called peasant soup dishes, made with ingredients that were ...
Mozzarella en Carrozza With Marinara Sauce
Mozzarella en Carrozza with Marinara Sauce is one of my favorite special snack foods. Perhaps it will make a great snack food tonight for the Golden Globes? I don’t make it too often because it’s a bit of work and it is one of those guilty pleasures to enjoy in self-imposed moderation. And admittedly, it can be easier to just cook up some ready-made mozzarella sticks. But you know they are not ...
Spicy Sausage and Bean Soup with Escarole
Ahh, the ole Spicy Sausage and Bean Soup with Escarole recipe was perfect on this chilly snowy Saturday. Last night and into this morning saw a minor snow storm (being from the North this was but a minor dusting) hitting our area. Knowing it was coming, last night I went to the grocery to get the ingredients for this rather simple Italian soup and enough food for a few days, just in case. Every ...
Rigatoni Pasta In A Creamy Vodka Sauce
When you want to change your pasta up a bit from your regular marinara sauce, this Rigatoni Pasta In A Creamy Vodka Sauce recipe is a simple yet delicious twist on the old favorite. The vodka and crushed red pepper called for in this dish give you just a tiny hint of spicy, whereas the cream called for gives you a delicious and savory creaminess that can't be beat. The sausage and spinach make a ...
Three Cheese Manicotti With Spinach and Prosciutto
Okay, when it comes to the holidays, my family tends to do the traditional American-holiday meal, such as the turkey dinner for Thanksgiving, the seafood dinner for Christmas Eve, and a great tasting ham for Christmas and Easter. But being Italians, we always have to add one of our traditional Italian dishes to the mix. Thanksgiving and Easter it is usually a lasagne. Christmas Eve it might be ...
Spicy Sausage Baked Ziti
This recipe for Spicy Sausage Baked Ziti will leave you speechless. And with hot lips. And your family will love you. More. Also known as the "Hot Ziti", there is a terrific little Italian restaurant in Greenville, South Carolina that serves a great Hot Ziti dish. Giovanni’s Italian Restaurant, located at 1178 Woodruff Rd, Ste 4, Greenville, SC 29607, is a small but very charming and very well ...