It’s National Pasta Day 2025! I love all of the “food holidays” throughout the year, and nothing is better than this one: a celebration of all things pasta! So I have reached out to all of my Celebrity contacts to… Read More ›
cooking like The Sopranos
Pici “Imperfect Shape” Pasta Is My Vacation “Holiday” Meal! From “Under The Tuscan Sun!”
Cheers From Tuscany! There is a long story behind this photo, but I am going to keep it short, simple and hopefully delicious. It’s all because of Brookford Cooking Diaries! Jo Tracey has a great website that celebrates food all… Read More ›
Chef Mimi’s Terrific “Braciole” Recipe! Here’s Her Great Recipe And Story!
Chef Mimi Cooks Italian! I love reading Chef Mimi’s blog: it’s always filled with great recipes and insight as well, and this dish is no different! Mimi made a very traditional Italian dish, and I loved what inspired her! As… Read More ›
A Terrific Pesto Pasta Salad For Today’s “Cookbook Confidential – Thanks To Darlene Foster!
A “Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad” Recipe And Review! Bernadette’s terrific “Cookbook Confidential” series continues with Darren Foster, who always shares great recipes on her blog, so I was excited to see what she chose to make and how it… Read More ›
A”Shrimp Linguine” Recipe Gets A “Cookbook Confidential” Review!
A “Restaurant Worthy Easy Shrimp Linguine” – Recipe And Review! Dorothy Grover Reed shared her recipe and review of the latest “Cookbook Confidential” series that Bernadette has at her “New Classic Recipe” website…it’s a great look at a simple but… Read More ›
Making Swedish Meatballs! Here’s My “Cookbook Confidential” Recipe And Review!
RecipeTin Eats Dinner Recipe And Review! Bernadette’s terrific “Cookbook Confidential” review series is focusing on RecipeTin Eats Dinner by Nagi Maehashi, which was Jo Tracey’s suggestion. As Nagi writes on her blog: “I’m Nagi, and RecipeTin Eats is my corner of… Read More ›
Bernadette’s “Kitchen Meditation” And Family Dinners! A “Sunday Gravy” Recipe Too!
Bernadette shared another terrific post about the power of the kitchen experience. As she writes: Sunday dinner holds a special place in my heart. It’s a time when family and friends gather together to enjoy a delicious meal, share stories,… Read More ›
I Made The “Sunday Gravy” Recipe From The Sopranos – With A Stanley Tucci Twist!
Cooking With The Sopranos! I have had a few people ask if I’ve ever cooked “italian gravy”, and the answer is “yes yes yes”, with help from The Sopranos! “The Sopranos Family Cookbook” celebrates TV’s greatest crime family with a… Read More ›
I Am Making Classic Rao’s Restaurant Meatballs And Marinara! Can I Duplicate Anna And Vincent Rao’s Sauce?
Meet The Rao’s! There is a restaurant in East Harlem that has been open since 1896 – run by multi-generations of the Rao family. Two years ago, I shared this story of trying to replicate their famous Meatball recipe –… Read More ›
Bernadette’s “Pasta al Tonna With Vegetable Foccacio” Recipe! The Best Of Pantry Cooking!
Why Call It “Pantry Cooking?” Well, Bernadette always shares terrific recipes and stories about food – and what inspired her this time was a cold, dreary day! As she posted: “This pantry dinner came about on a cold, dreary January day… Read More ›
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