Baked Ziti
Baked ziti, also known in our home as lazy man’s lasagna, is one of the first meals my son John learned to …
Fran’s Vegetable Soup with Sausage
It’s soup season! To be honest, I don’t wait for cold weather to make soup. I make it all year round—in fact, …
Italian Beef
Despite believing that I knew just about everything there was to know about Italian food, I discovered Italian beef for the first …
Spaghetti Pie
When my son John was 11 months old and teething, his twin sisters arrived. We referred to them as “Irish triplets.” Needless …
Spinach and Ricotta Pizza
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there on their special day! My father has been gone for 30 years now, …
Antipasto
With Father’s Day coming up tomorrow, I asked Roger if there were anything special he wanted for dinner. After thinking about it, …
Chicken Spizzadino
My local supermarket had chicken thighs on sale this week. As I’m sure many of you do, I plan my menus around …
Eggplant Parmigiana
Recipe by Roger “I don’t have a recipe! It’s so easy to make!” So sayeth Fran. After I had taken over my …
Italian Bread Crumbs
For as long as I can remember, through my childhood years until adulthood, my father would go to the Italian bakery on Sunday …
Tomato Sauce
Growing up, Sunday mornings always brought the smell of my Sicilian mom’s tomato sauce which she started bright and early because we …