Italian recipes

Creamy Basil Chicken Pasta

This is a rich & creamy pasta that has quickly become a favorite with my family & friends. I like lots of garlic so feel free to cut the amount down…

Italian Wedding Soup

This recipe is simple and delicious. Our kids loved the turkey meatballs. It's got a relatively mellow flavor akin to chicken noodle, but a bit…

Simple Pasta with Spinach, Mushrooms and Tomatoes

This is one of those simple recipes that are almost embarrassing to put on this website. But this was really…

Pappardelle Pasta with Porcini Mushrooms

Fried Pasta

So what do you do when you have too much leftover pasta? Fried pasta! Fried noodle cakes are popular in a number of cuisines, particularly in Asian…

Tuscan Vegetable Soup - La Ribollita

We made a heaping pot of this up at Heavenly Valley last week when up there for ski week. It was the perfect…

macaroni and cheese

A delicious, easy to cook meal.

bruschetta

Simple but great recipe

Bass boat of the coast Ripostes, smoked salt and the first hay and alfalfa valleys Iblee with salicornia and potatoes.

Recipe created for the very curious…

El Diablo

orange parfait with hot chocolate sauce homage to my great friend pastry chef Victor Palladino

«Polpetielli» affogati (Baby Octopus Braised in Tomato Sauce)

Octopus is a popular food all around the Mediterranean basin and yet elsewhere it is often, for some reason,…

Cannoli

A crisp, light shell with a deliciously rich and creamy sweet ricotta filling. This is one of the most popular desserts in upstate New York

Spaghetti Pie

A pie fit for a holiday table (Easter for my family), Lent if you omit the meat or a light supper. Serve with a tomato salad and your favorite soup…

Ciceri e Tria - Chick Pea Pasta with a Crunch

Ciceri e Tria is the best loved pasta of Lecce in Apulia, and of all the Salento area. It is a simple Cucina…

Frittata ai carciofi (Artichoke Frittata)

The frittata is one of those categories of dishes, like risotto, where the main ingredient, in this case egg,…