Rainy Day Tomato-Basil Soup
Well, it doesn't actually have to be raining, but Fall is upon us and that means soup weather. Still, a lighter fare is in order. It's raining here today, so I thought a quick soup would make an easy, and tasty lunch. Tomato…
Uncle Olav’s Pasta Sauce Non-Recipe
Pasta sauce is amazingly simple, but for a lot of people seems really scary. There's a reason for this though – there is no recipe. I mean, I could tell you what I'm making tonight, but it won't be the…
Deep-fried Meatballs!!1!
You heard me right. Meatballs. Deep-fried. What I didn’t mention is that cheese is involved too. After all, this is an Italian-inspired dish – at least as far as the flavors go. Most people just look at me funny though.
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….
Pesto-Tomato Salad
Last night we had a couple and their daughter over for dinner. We met on Google+ of all random places, and found out a while back that we live near each other, and have girls of compatible ages. Anyway, I’d been…
Pastafarians Rejoice! We have a new Meat Sauce!
Being a generally lazy person, I like making things for dinner that either (a) yield leftovers or (b) can be used to make multiple meals. And, really, what’s more easy and popular than pasta? Unfortunately, my pasta sauce is an…
What’s better than fried chicken? Italian fried chicken! (aka Chicken Parmigiana)
I’m not going to lie – I cheat a little on this recipe. Given everything that’s involved, it’s just not worth making my own sauce. And really, any time sauce is baked, I’ve never seen an appreciable difference. I mean,…
It’s Tortellini! It’s Soup! It’s Tortellini Soup!
I've just got to say… I really don't know why I waited so long to try my hand at this. Soup is a wonderful thing on a cold night, especially something hearty. So, I'll just dig right in. This recipe…
Caprese Burger
Sadly, a glitch occured in the matrix, and I lost a couple of recipes – including this one. So, here it is, redux-style. Like a phoenixburger, it shall rise from its ashes… This was a peculiar flash of inspiration –…