I think Dean Martin knew from experience when he sang "When the stars make you drool, just like pasta fazool, that's amore." Can you beat a piping hot bowl of authentic pasta fazool, err, fagioli, on a cold and rainy winter day, or anytime for that matter? Not really! My wife and I absolutely love pasta fazool! When we lived back on Long Island in New York, authentic pasta fazool was our go-to ...
Recipes
Ultimate Spicy Italian Sub
My mouth was watering as I wrote this simple Ultimate Spicy Italian Sub recipe. Good thing I had one ready to eat after taking the pictures! This sub is a staple sandwich for the Southern Italian-er. You cannot beat biting into this sandwich. The crispy bread with a soft doughy interior. The saltiness of the meat, combining with the crispy fresh bites through the lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, ...
Pasta With Garlic and Olive Oil
Pasta With Garlic and Olive Oil Growing up, I was not a big fan of tomato sauce. Yeah, I know. As a result, I always wanted to have my pasta with butter. My mom says this happened because I once saw my grandfather eating some pasta with butter, but I think it was more than that, I really didn't like the taste of tomato sauce when I was a kid. Luckily I got over this many many years ago. But every ...
Meatball Sausage Lasagne
Meatball Sausage Lasagne This recipe is for my holiday-time Meatball Sausage Lasagne casserole. Lasagne noodles are a long wide flat type of noodle that are perfect for use in casseroles. Lasagne noodles originated in Italy, but are used throughout the world, and are recognized as one of the oldest types of pasta noodles. Lore has it that lasagne was first prepared in Italian farming communities, ...
Delicious Italian Style Lemon Ricotta Cake
Keep Things Light and Airy With This Italian-style Lemon Ricotta Cake People see ricotta cheese is an ingredient in this Lemon Ricotta Cake, and assume that they are making an Italian-style cheesecake. However, this recipe surprises as it produces more of a light and airy cake rather than a heavy cheesecake, although with a few simple alterations you can turn this recipe into a full fledged ...
Chicken Parmigiana – The Yardstick of Italian Food
Chicken Parmigiana As Measuring Tool: In my opinion, chicken parmigiana is the basic Italian dish by which Italian restaurants and cooks can be quickly measured. In this way, you can consider this dish the yard stick of Italian food. On the other hand, chicken parm is considered the basic Italian entree, the "safe and boring" choice if you will, typically difficult to be screwed up so badly ...