Category: Cooking

Ricotta Meatballs

Ricotta Meatballs INGREDIENTS 1 cup (8 ounces) whole milk ricotta cheese 1 pound (16 ounces) ground beef OR  veal/pork/beef chopped...

Risotto

Risotto INGREDIENTS 1 cup arborio rice 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1 large shallot 2.5 cups beef...

Meat Sauce

Basic Meat Sauce Next time you have an extra half hour, this is something you can make and serve with pasta for a main dish, lasagna, stuffed...

Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough I always thought this was too difficult to make even though everyone told how was it is to make. The ones in the supermarket (that have...

Dean Martin

Dean Martin June 7, 1917 - - - December 25, 1995 Known as the King of Cool (even Elvis said Dino was cooler than him), he was one of the...

Mushroom Sauce

Mushroom Sauce This is really simple and very hard to screw up. The only part that is difficult, is adding in the flour so it does not clump up....

Christmas Eve Seafood Feast

Christmas Eve Seafood Feast The interpretation of the Feast of the 7 Fish or Fishes is often debated. Some say it is not even Italian, but an...

Calamari

Calamari Calamari is a fancy Italian name for squid.  In the 1970s no one was buying this Italian delicacy because squid just does not sound...

Dinner with Sinatra

Dinner with Sinatra Frank Sinatra loved to eat as much as he loved to sing and drink.  Coming from an Italian background, naturally he loved...