My 15 year old daughter Veronica recently asked me to drive her to the mall. I explained to her that malls are dens of iniquity, places where Satan mingles with… [Read More]
Fusilli con Broccoli e Scamorza al Forno
My Person of the Year? None other than the irascible Kim Jong-un. He has surpassed the other Kim (Kardashian) on my list of gravest of all threats to Western Civilization…. [Read More]
Maccheroni al Pomodoro con Ricotta Salata
Heaven I’m in heaven And my heart beats So that I can hardly speak And I seem to find The happiness I seek When we’re out together Dancing cheek to… [Read More]
Rigatoni con Melanzane e Pomodori Arrositi (Eggplant and Roasted Tomatoes)
I’m no Steven Seagal (or is that Carl Sagan?), but I often ponder the universe. There are roughly 2 trillion galaxies in the universe, and 100 million stars in each… [Read More]
Bucatini con Pesto alla Trapanese (Basil, Almonds and Tomato)
Christopher Columbus deserves a statue merely for being from Genoa, the land of spaghetti al pesto. Where would I be without pesto? And just where would we be without Columbus… [Read More]
Conchiglie con Fagioli Rossi (Red Beans)
Yo soy un hombre sincero De donde crece la palma Y antes de morirme quiero Echar mis versos del alma (I am a truthful man From where the palm tree… [Read More]
Orecchiette con Ceci e Salsiccia (Chickpeas and Sausage)
To dream, the impossible dream. That’s what I did. Yep, I dreamed a dream in time gone by. And yes, sweet dreams are made of these. What’s in a dream?… [Read More]
Spaghetti al Pomodoro con Ricotta (Ricotta and Fresh Tomatoes)
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I… [Read More]
Spaghetti al Pomodoro e Pesto (Fresh Tomatoes)
“Goddammit Joan, you’ve let me eat to the point of discomfort again,” said Jack Galiardo to his adoring wife Joan. Jack and Joan are the baby boomer parents of my… [Read More]
Spaghetti ai Mirtilli (Blueberries)
The creep is back. Yes, there are so many creeps out there these days that it’s hard to know to which I’m referring. But, I’m talking about the most sinister… [Read More]