Fresh Ricotta is a delicious creamy soft Italian cheese often used for pasta fillings such as ravioli or manicotti. As a filling you have less opportunity to celebrate the cheese in it’s own glory; rather it becomes a part of … Continue reading
Lobster Risotto is my husband, Ralph’s signature dish which our family requests on special occasions. Because Ralph only gets to cook when I’m working, I had actually never watched his process before this past Saturday night. When Kaitie asked him … Continue reading
Pasta E Fagioli means ‘pasta and beans’ in Italian. It’s poor man’s food made from simple ingredients. The origin of pasta e fagioli can be traced to the poor kitchen’s of Italy. Italian housewives trying to make a meal from … Continue reading
Fettuccine Alfredo can be a heavenly gastronomic moment of an insipid, cloying disappointment. An authentic Alfredo sauce calls for butter, grated Reggiano – Parmigiano and starchy pasta water. Most of us would not cook enough pasta in a week to … Continue reading
Bruschetta has sadly become synonymous with any type of tomato mixture dumped on top of insipid, usually cold, toasted bread covered in melted rubbery mozzarella. This is just a really bad North American interpretation of a spectacularly simple yet stunningly … Continue reading
Marinara sauce is one of the first recipes that I shared on my blog. April 9, 2011, as I struggled to maneuver through my WordPress dashboard, I realized that I didn’t know anything about how to write a recipe, how … Continue reading
NAKED RAVIOLI or as they say in Italian, ‘gnudi’ has a bad rap. It has a reputation for being difficult to make, presumably, because it has no covering. The truth of the matter is naked ravioli is a snap to … Continue reading
Hello again… literally stolen from Adele and typed with the same emotion. I couldn’t resist. I can’t believe it’s been over a year since my last post. For those of you who’ve forgotten who I am, my name is Michelle. … Continue reading
Finally. Every day, I wake up with the intention of sharing with you and then the day begins. Not that it’s a bad thing but after months of trying to catch up, I finally had an epiphany; there is no … Continue reading
Sunday Gravy – BADDA BOOM BADDA BING When I first met my friend John Wong and learned of his love for cooking, I assumed he would be an Asian/Fusion expert. I know…Turns out, his go-to kitchen style is Italian. One of … Continue reading
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