Tag: Pasta
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Oven-Baked Pasta With Salami And Eggs
Oven-baked pasta that will have you coming back for more This wonderful oven-baked pasta, stuffed with mozzarella, chewy morsels of salami, and slices of boiled egg comes from my Italian mother-in-law. It’s one of those recipes that is perfect to make in the weekend and then reheat during the week to have a…
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Pasta alla Norma (Pasta with Eggplant and Tomato)
Just when you thought it was safe to start reading my blog again, I decided to jump out from behind the door and yell, “SICILY!!!!!!” in your face. Ha! And you thought that I’d finished waxing lyrical about that wonderful island! 🙂 I wanted to share another recipe with you that is a staple…
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How To Make Pesto alla Genovese At Home
How to make pesto alla genovese at home I just realized the Summer is fast coming to a close (though with the temperatures over 30 degrees here, it’s hard to imagine that Autumn is on its way), and before all the wonderful basil is gone for the year, I should write about…
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Pasta al Ragù (Pasta With Meat Sauce)
Every now and then when I’m feeling especially energetic, I make a big batch of ragù and then freeze it in portions so that I have a impressive tasting, good-for-you pasta sauce to pull out of the freezer at the last minute if we have unexpected guests, or if I just don’t know…
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Spaghetti con Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino
Yes, yes, I know….you’re looking at the photo of this dish, saying, “So what??? It looks like a plate of white spaghetti…..what’s the big deal, and why on earth are you putting this in front of me??” Well, that’s what I thought years ago when my husband, made it for me in the…
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Pasta With Speck And Zucchini
Finding recipes in Mantova A few years ago, we drove over to Mantova to catch up with some friends of ours from there. Mantova is a beautiful city surrounded by a lake in the North-East of Italy. The buildings and art are amazing, and the food is awesomely good! Just one bite of their pumpkin…
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Chicken Broth with Pasta (Minestrina)
The joys of sick kids Well, I’ve been out-of-order for a couple of weeks, thanks to my eldest son having flu that turned into pneumonia. All of you out there who haven’t had a flu jab yet this year (or the flu) , I really recommend you to go and get one. This…
