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Every Italian (or Sicilian) has to have some good pasta recipes! We hope you enjoy these recipes with your family and friends!
Pasta with Red Pepper Sauce is a tasty dish that turns a few pantry items into a quick and healthy meal. Sometimes I don’t have time to deal with what to make for dinner. The good news is we have a well stocked pantry which makes tossing together a yummy […]
Pasta with Sausage and Cabbage is a crowd pleaser! We’ve made it so many times I can’t keep count anymore. Even our friends who claim that they “don’t like cabbage”, love it. This dish is hearty, economical and easy to make. It consists of pasta, Italian sausage, savoy cabbage, leeks, […]
Pasta with Romanesco and Pancetta is a light pasta that is quick to toss together making it perfect for a quick weeknight meal. I combine penne pasta with Romanesco aka Roman Cauliflower and diced Pancetta. Top it with lots of Pecorino Romano cheese and you have a simple and tasty […]
Moroccan couscous is a quick and tasty dish. It is great as a main dish or as a side dish with roasted pork or chicken. I like the deep roasted flavor of the Moroccan spiced eggplant and zucchini. The couscous has lots of flavors and textures. The carrots and raisins […]
Joe’s Big Italian Meatballs are the classic Italian-American comfort food! Who doesn’t like a big plate of spaghetti and meatballs? Joe makes big juicy meatballs that are the size of baseballs. Of course, you can make them smaller, but then they won’t be Joe’s Big Italian Meatballs! Why does Joe […]
This is my favorite eggplant pasta and soon to be yours too! When Joe and I went to Sicily, it was eggplant season. We ate eggplant at least twice a day every day. This is a version of a delicious pasta dish we ate in the mountains of Sicily. Why this is […]
Venetian Vegetable Pasta is based on a dish Joe and I ate on our first visit to Venice. We enjoyed it so much, we recreated it! This pasta has a very light sauce made with a colorful array of vegetables, a little vegetable broth and lots of cheese! This vegetarian […]
Everyone should know how to make a basic Italian tomato sauce! This tomato sauce is extremely versatile and easy to make. Basic Italian Tomato Sauce is an essential sauce A good basic Italian tomato sauce can be used as is or as a base for cooking other dishes. You can […]