Pasta on Sunday is a tradition enjoyed by Italians around the world. Family and friends gather together to share their traditional recipes or try new ones. In order to preserve this unifying and magical tradition, The Garrubbo Guide is proud to publish our weekly features Sunday Pasta™ and a Sunday pairing. In addition to the authentic pasta recipe, we provide historical background and our accompanying wine recommendation. Buon Appetito!
Don’t get too excited, this recipe has absolutely nothing to do with either Richard Nixon’s home in California or Saint Clement himself (died AD 99), who was a martyr and the 4th Pope. No, today,we celebrate the birth of... Read More »
On this Valentine's Day, I reflect back to when I first met Patricia, the ideal modern woman, desirable on so many levels: strong, artistic, beautiful, and smart. I placed her high up on a pedestal. And being the saint that I am,... Read More »
My dear friend George is a remarkably intelligent, molecular biologist-turned-investment banker living in New York City. Locally, these qualities make him "keenly observant, intensely discerning, and exceedingly articulate." ... Read More »
This here recipe is a lesson in diction, brought to you by the Cavatelli family, a century after their immigration to America. Cavatelli are a popular fresh pasta in southern Italy, where there are many regional names for these... Read More »
I'm not stupid you know. I know that this blog is called Sunday Pasta and that this is a recipe for risotto, which is made with arborio or carnoroli rice, and not pasta. But who's on first, and what's on second you ask, and I say... Read More »
Talk about the six degrees of Kevin Bacon. There I was in Sicily, having a nice bowl of pasta con le sarde, seated next to Sal and Gary from New York. Gary organizes Sicilian tours, while Sal runs the Degustibus cooking school... Read More »
Pasta al forno, or baked pasta (ziti in this case), is a triple comfort food. First, although almost any type of pasta can be used, the very thought of “baked ziti” is sure to bring back warm memories from years ago, when... Read More »
Unlike Lincoln, I would never walk a mile to return a penny. And unlike Washington, I would never admit to cutting down a cherry tree. But there are some things about which I cannot tell a lie, and one of them is Sunday Pasta. So... Read More »
Oh, if I could only hold my dear grandmother's hand just one more time... I would make a mold of it, of her palm -- the very palm that produced the most perfect sized meatballs ever made. Of course, questions about how much... Read More »
Would you ever eat lobster without wearing a bib? Only at your shirt’s peril. This is common knowledge. But lobster is not alone. Although I can think of few bowls of anything that I like more than Bucatini all’Amatriciana,... Read More »
