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....

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...

Cheese Steak

Cheese Steak There is an area of Philidelphia known for the two most famous cheesesteaks that have been there forever.  Pat’s and Geno’s. There...

Lasagna

Lasagna One of the great things about being Italian is the love of good food. And there is no doubt that outside of the common Spaghetti...

Red Clam Sauce

Red Clam Sauce One of Dean Martin’s favorite dishes and certainly one of mine. It is simple and easy enough, and quite frankly, I even prefer...

Stuffed Shells

Stuffed Shells This is a classic Italian American baked dish up there with manicotti and lasagna. All the same components, pasta, ricotta,...

Java Skewers

Java Hibachi Skewers   One of the staples of any pupu platter are the hibachi skewers of beef and chicken.  The simplest things with the...

Manicotti

Manicotti This is very very simple. So simple, I only did it once and got it perfect on the first try.  The key is to have a good nonstick pan....