Month: December 2021

Mushroom Risotto Risotto is not difficult, just tedious. So many times I’ve given up on making it,…

Sunday Gravy Sunday Gravy, meat sauce, or, the “Red Lead” as the character Tony Soprano used to…

Chili Chili is without doubt a classic American dish. More specifically, an American Southwestern dish. It has…

Artichokes The Artichoke (Cynara Scolymus) has been around for thousands of years.  Today, artichokes are generally grown in…

Spinach & Beans Being Italian, I never understood why people had to kill each other to go…

Casa Tua Directly across from their rival Gianni’s is Casa Tua.  It is a far more casual…

Amore Mio Everyone has their happy place.  For some its high on a mountain watching the sun…

Linda’s Dutch Pancakes At first I was hesitant about a place that made only pancakes and pizzas….

Gianni’s Ristorante Italiano Dining at Gianni’s one lazy afternoon literally brought me back to Italy in my…

Cast Iron Baked Penne America’s Test Kitchens on PBS gets full credit for this recipe.  It’s ingenious….

Pago Pago Punch From the Beachbum Berry TOTAL TIKI App, this is a drink from the Pago…

Roasted Peppers A staple of Italian food is the roasted red pepper.  You will find it in…