Italian

Meatballs with Ground Pork and Ground Beef

February 23, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This is essentially how my ex-MIL taught me how to make meatballs and they are very good! You can bake them in the oven if you’d rather. I was stovetop intensive yesterday so just cooked them in a skillet. I used some in the lasagna and froze the rest for other uses later, like Meatball [...]

Sunday Gravy aka Meat Sauce

February 23, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I somehow ended up with a great dinner (and then breakfast) based on two cookbooks based on fictional families, The Sopranos Family Cookbook: As Compiled by Artie Bucco and Food To Die For: Secrets From Kay Scarpetta’s Kitchen. First, was the Sunday Gravy from The Soprano’s cookbook, modified only slightly to make smooth sauce rather [...]

Another good pizza sauce recipe

January 28, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I hadn’t made pizza in a while and decided to try a new sauce last week. I started with this one, dubbed the  Ultimate Pizza Sauce.  It seemed like it would be way too thick as written but I was especially intrigued by the fennel seed. Unfortunately, after I started making the sauce I realized [...]

Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti

January 28, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This served 2 of us for dinner and several lunches as well. This is a bit of a blend between a Rachel Ray recipe from Classic 30-Minute Meals: The All-Occasion Cookbook and how I normally make chicken cutlets. I used chicken tenders this time, rather than boneless skinless chicken breasts, but either would work fine. [...]

Chicken Cacciatore Sandwiches

January 6, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

These were inspired by Rachel Ray’s recipe in Classic 30-Minute Meals: The All-Occasion Cookbook but I modified based on the fact that I was only serving 2 people and used up what I had on hand rather than her specifics. As I often do, I followed the spirit of the recipe rather than the letter. [...]

White Bean Soup

December 8, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I started with the recipe for Tuscan White Bean Soup from The Six O’Clock Scramble: Quick, Healthy, and Delicious Dinner Recipes for Busy Families but modified it in a few ways. First, I had turkey broth rather than chicken, used dried basil rather than fresh, and used one can of cannellini beans and one can [...]

Dom DeLuise's Meat Sauce for Baked Pasta

September 10, 2008 by Ellen · 2 Comments 

I picked up Eat This .. It’ll Make You Feel Better a few years ago at a used book store. It’s fun just for the reading, but the recipes are actually quite good as well! I started with the meat sauce and then turned it into a baked penne, sauce, and cheese dish which was [...]

Pasta with Chicken and Artichoke Sauce

June 16, 2007 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My neighbors returned from Italy with a package of pasta and some good olive oil for me. What a treat! I used them both in this recipe. 2 Tbs olive oil 1 pound chicken breasts or tenders, cut in bite sized pieces 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup white wine salt and pepper to taste [...]

Soup: Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta and Beans)

December 9, 2006 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This was a fantastically good, filling soup. I used turkey broth but you could as easily use vegetable broth or chicken broth. I mostly followed the recipe in Cheap. Fast. Good! but made a few modifications. I did put two cans of tomatoes in here but found it a bit tomato heavy for my taste, [...]

Chicken Parmigiana

December 6, 2006 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

We had some friends over for dinner Sunday night. I wanted to serve something that pleased both adults and kids, since they had nearly 3 year old twins. One of the girls suggested chicken cutlets so I ended up repeating a favorite “company” dinner: chicken cutlets angel hair pasta with oil and garlic a Caesar [...]

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