Pasta e Fagioli (a fancy way to say noodles and beans)
Baby, it’s cold outside! Which means that it’s time to make something hearty. This is one of the family favorites for a cold Winter’s day like today. It’s warm, filling, and sits nicely in the stomach, radiating it’s goodness throughout….
Fry All the Things! (Italian-style Fried Steak)
Yesterday I put my deep-fryer to good use. I’d made some appetizer-like things since I bought it last week, but I hadn’t really, really done anything with it. Let me set up the scene for you – It’s Saturday night,…
Turkey Day Preview
Well, it’s that time of year again. All kinds of people are coming over in a couple of days, and a massive bird has failed to get pardoned by the President. Now it’s staring at you every time you open…
Bacon-Swiss-Mushroom Burger
Sometimes, out of desperation comes greatness. Battles are fought, wars are won, Burgers are made. And, Costco can be avoided for another day. Along this vein we tread perilously today. Options are few, danger is great. But, we must eat….
Not Your Mom’s Hot Chocolate
Back in a more Civilized Time, long before the advent of Starbucks, there existed a thing known as a Chocolate House. There were coffee houses back then – we’re talking the late 17th Century – but with the arrival of…
French Hambugers, Ooh La La!
Cook me like one of your French foods. Actually, I don’t know if these are French, but they’re at least a la cuisine so I’m going to run with it. It’s certainly something they’d do – take hamburgers and dump a…
Pancit Canton – The Real Deal
Filipino cooking is really cool. Probably because of their history, there’s a unique and wonderful blend of flavors that often encompass the globe. And, a resourcefulness to make the best out of what they have at hand. Pancit is a great example, and one…
Bacon-wrapped Lamb Chops in a Cream Sauce
I’m a huge fan of lamb. Every so often, I obtain a large quantity from a friend of mine whose family raises them, and load up the freezer. So, we tend to eat a lot of it around here, and…
Sloppy Joes
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the US is an infamous bar called “Sloppy Joe’s” Infamous because long before the Key West became “hip”, people the likes of Hemmingway frequented the establishment. Unfortunately, today, Duval Street in general…
Stuffed Peppers
SO this happened… I have a recipe I remember from my youth, and was included in the binder of random recipes that my folks gave me when I moved out, but no one seems to remember it now. Such is…