Donna Walsifer
[Image description] I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday yesterday as mine was certainly filling. There was antipasto, penne vodka pasta, ham, chicken Marsala, corn casserole and roasted vegetables....
Donna Walsifer
[Image description] Easter in an Italian family may be celebrated with several different specialty items such as Pastiera (wheat pie) Quaresimali (Lenten biscotti) and Pizza Rustica. Pizza Rustica also...
Donna Walsifer
[Image description] Just about every morning I make the quick version of oatmeal dressed with a bit of brown sugar, chopped walnuts and craisins. On the weekend my husband makes his long cooked version...
Donna Walsifer
[Image description] Recently I was given four pheasant breasts from a former co-worker. Her husband belongs to a New Jersey hunting club and periodically goes hunting for various game birds. My husband...
Donna Walsifer
[Image description] Many years ago, on WOR710 AM radio there was a food show called Food Talk hosted by former NY Daily News executive food editor and restaurant critic, Arthur Schwartz. It was a terrific...
Donna Walsifer
[Image description] My husband and I were recently reminiscing about childhood meals. In his house fried chicken was made with legs and thighs. At my house, my mother made breasts and legs. Both our...