UPDATE: Kim O’Donnel of Washingtonpost.com recreated mom’s dish and wrote about her results in her blog! It’s been a while since my last entry (thankfully I’ve been pretty busy.) Over Christmas I had the pleasure of recollecting how much I love and miss mom’s pasta e fagioli or pasta and beans. This dish was a [...]
This is a simple Chicken Marsala platter my sister cooked for Easter. We tend to eat this every year and I decided I’d get the recipe this go. This photo doesn’t do it justice (This is the aftermath of Easter.) Materials Medium size frynig pan Medium size baking/lasagna pan Liquid measuring cup Fork Zester
Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 Handfuls sun dried tomatoes 2 White onions 1/2 Can black olives 10 small capers or 5 large ones Oregano Salt Pepper 1 Handful basil Olive oil (extra virgin, first press) Preparation: Chop the sun dried tomatoes much smaller (get the pieces to the size of your thumbnail) Place them in a [...]
This got me through college. All 14 1/2 years of undergrad. Ingredients: 5 Large Tomatoes (Can substitute with 2 cans of tomatoes) First Press Olive Oil (Look Close on the container and it will say what press) Fresh Basil Leaves (Can substitute with the spice rack kind but shouldn’t) 3 Cloves Garlic 1/4 – 1/2 [...]