If some one told me I could only eat one type of food, I’m sure that it would be pasta. There are literally thousands of ways to make pasta. There must be more than a hundred different types of pasta, in all sizes and shapes and served with more sauces than you can shake a cheese grater at.
My favorite pasta dish is a simple pasta with garlic and oil recipe taught to me by Chef Ricco Deluca. On weeknights when I have no idea what to prepare, I make one of my girls favorite pasta recipes, penne with sausage sauce.
If you are looking for a meat sauce, my buddy Geoff taught me how to prepare this pork Ragu sauce with freshly made pasta. My other favorite meat sauce pasta recipe dish is Pasta Bolognese and can be served with just about any pasta but we prefer some form of penne.
And if you are looking for a great pasta dish with seafood, you can’t beat this Lobster Fra Diavolo Recipe.
How We Prepared A Quick & Easy Dinner With Gnocchi, Pink Sauce & Zoodles My daughter’s been home from college for Christmas break and we’ve been trying to make some of her favorite meals. A couple of nights ago my wife took my youngest daughter skiing for the day so when I asked my oldest […]
Cavatelli Pasta with Mushrooms, Kale & Soft Boiled Eggs When I first tried this recipe from Blue Apron, I was not so sure about the soft boiled eggs. I love them with toast points for breakfast but on top of my pasta? I’m seeing soft boiled eggs adorn more and more recipes these days so […]
Spaghetti with Shrimp, Spinach, & Garlic Recipe We love pasta in our house and I love whipping up a quick pasta dish with on hand ingredients in the freezer and/or pantry. We usually always have a bag of frozen shrimp in the freezer for those nights we make another favorite dish – Shrimp Risotto […]
How to Make a Delicious Pasta Meal with Roasted Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella In our house we typically have a weekly “What’s On Hand” meal where my wife and I find ingredients in the refrigerator and pantry that need to be used sooner than later and prepare a pasta dish, stir-fry or Mexican fajita. This […]
A Classic Pasta Dish From Naples Italy My wife read about this recipe in the New York Times a few weeks ago and we had to give it a try. It is a very simple southern Italian dish that reminds me a little of another favor pasta sauce but from the northern town of Bologna […]
Shell Stuffers Stuffed shells are one of the greatest comfort foods around. Easy to prepare especially when you already have some spinach and ricotta filling sitting in the refrigerator just waiting to get packed into some pasta shells. My wife and I prepared some eggplant rollanti stuffed with a spinach and ricotta filling last week […]
One of My Favorite Sauces for Fresh Pasta My friend Geoff is an excellent cook and an even better baker. You may have seen his recipe for The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie. He has also shared with me his Apple Pear Cake and Chocolate Cake recipes. He is also a wonderful pasta maker. At least […]
A Delicious Quick & Easy Midweek Sauce for Spaghetti Last night my youngest daughter was at a meeting for young entrepreneurs and my wife had to work late. My oldest daughter was prepping for her SATs with a tutor and I knew she would be hungry when she finished up. I didn’t have anything planned […]
How to Make a Simple Pasta with Spinach & Herbs Plus Pasta Making Tips For Perfect Pasta When you think of cooking pasta, the first thing you typically do is throw a pot of salted water on the stove and bring to a full, rolling boil. This is perfect for dried pasta but fresh pasta […]
How to Make Linguine and Clam Sauce This is one of those great pasta recipes that are perfect any time of year especially when you need to come up with a quick meal in the middle of the week. Except for the fresh clams that are nice to include but not necessary, the rest of […]
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What is Demi Glace? I am a huge fan of demi-glace for preparing classic sauces like mushroom or peppercorn sauce but I have to warn you, it is a huge process to make classic demi glace at home. It is not for the faint of heart but well worth the effort – at least once. […]
Penne Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella
How to Make a Delicious Pasta Meal with Roasted Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella In our house we typically have a weekly “What’s On Hand” meal where my wife and I find ingredients in the refrigerator and pantry that need to be used sooner than later and prepare a pasta dish, stir-fry or Mexican fajita. This […]
Pan Roasting—the Chef’s Secret Cooking Technique One of my favorite cooking techniques not talked about in most cookbooks If I could teach you just one chef’s technique that will help you save time in the kitchen and deliver a thick cut of meat to the table with a perfect sear and juicy medium-rare throughout, it […]
