I recently stumbled upon Ben-Hur, the 1959 classic with Charlton Heston. It got me thinking about him as Moses in The Ten Commandments. And that got me thinking about when… [Read More]
Penne con Salsiccia, Pomodorini, e Mozzarella Affumicata (Sausage, Cherry Tomatoes, Smoked Mozzarella)
I recently saw the film, Darkest Hour, in which Gary Oldman plays Winston Churchill. Set in England on the brink of WWII, the film makes you understand the meaning of… [Read More]
Maccheroni con le Polpettine e Mozzarella al Forno (Meatballs)
And they called it Maccheroni! Don’t get me started, but the word macaroni is the English spelling of the Italian word maccheroni. In America, macaroni is synonymous with elbow shaped… [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]
Pappardelle al ragu di Coniglio (Rabbit)
Poor poor poor Pierre Lapin. First, he was born with a French name, and then he was served up over a bowl of pappardelle. Perhaps, had he been named Pietro… [Read More]
Rigatoni con Speck, Panna, e Pistacchio
A Mister Philip Edwin Garrubbo (my elder brother) writes in with this week’s Sunday pasta recipe from Agira, province of Enna, Sicily (population 8,000), a stones throw from Mount Etna,… [Read More]
Spaghetti Cacio, Pepe e Salsiccia (Cheese, Black Pepper, Sausage)
Duh! So simple, so obvious, so right under my nose, but I remained oblivious. Yes, I could be talking about almost any part of my life, but in this case,… [Read More]
Risotto con Salsiccia e Piselli (Sausage and Peas)
Curses! I broke a major kitchen rule while preparing this recipe. I left a drawer open after I grabbed the scissors to open the bag of peas. A bag of… [Read More]
Tagliatelle alla Bolognese
“Luuuucy, I’m hoooome.” To me, Ricky Ricardo was ethnic; I was just a guy from New Jersey. (Ok, so maybe I sported a gold cross, drove a Firebird, had big… [Read More]
