• what are the pastabilities?

    [Image description] My husband adores his pasta. Sadly to say, we have it once a week and some times, not always, we can finish a pound of pasta between the both of us. Back in April 1991, Gourmet Magazine...

  • escarole, part 2

    [Image description] Many years ago, a neighbor or ours, Ann, use to make scarola and beans. I recall her soup being laden with dark leaf greens and white cannellini beans. We would dunk our Italian bread...

  • escarole

    [Image description] During Lent, I wanted to try something different for a meatless Friday meal. For whatever reason, I didn't get a chance to stuff escarole. Recently, I had the time and thought this...

  • get ready for the holiday weekend

    [Image description] The other night I was at a loss as to what to make for supper. I wasn't in the mood for chicken or pork, but I did have some frozen shrimp that I purchased from Wegmans that is farm...

  • sweet and sour two ways

    - - Yup, I dug in my recipe file archives and found more delicious and easy pork recipes for those nights you’re going to baseball, lacrosse, softball or working the closing shift. I’m combining two...

  • Del Posto, Manhattan

    As a thank you from our daughter and son-in-law for helping with their wedding last June, they gave us a gift of dinner for two at Del Posto in Manhattan. Del Posto is owned by Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich...