Our dear friend Michael Murtha hosted a few friends to his home this weekend wherein he claimed he would prepare just a few appetizer items before we headed out for the evening. Well to Michael a few appetizer items included baked shrimp in tomato sauce, paper thin prosciutto with buffalo mozzarella AND the most delicious orechiette [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pasta’
Walnut Basil Lemon Pesto on Pasta
Posted in Events, Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged basil, lemon, pasta, pesto, walnut on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spaghetti sauce
Posted in Early memories, Recipes, entertaining, tagged pasta, sauce, spaghetti on April 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The line from Goodfellas goes like this. “Did you put in the pork?” And the response? “Well, that’s the flava….” Pork is an essential ingredient in my Sunday sauce. I say Sunday sauce (or gravy for those of you from Hoboken), because this type of a rich Bolognese type sauce was typically prepared on a [...]
A big mess
Posted in Early memories, Events, Recipes, tagged bechamel, casserole, lamb, pasta on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The meaning of the word Pastichio, in Italian, is a big mess. Actually the word itself means, a big mess. Never mind that the word, as it relates to food, does not exist in Italy, and was probably misappropriated by the Greeks during some occupation, war or crusade. This casserole, having made an appearance on the menu [...]
