Quick Passata Sauce

After making this recipe a few times I decided to change the cooking directions and some of the ingredients. Cooking the basil with the garlic resulted in crispy basil where it became brittle and broke into pieces when removed. I wanted the basil flavor but not these fried bits of basil. Many times in the … Continue reading

Chicken Parmesan Pappardelle

Recently, I found a recipe for combining all the signature ingredients in chicken parmesan except the chicken is ground and not fried. Lower in fat for sure as there are no bread crumbs, flour or egg and only 1 tbsp. of olive oil is used.  It’s basically a casserole and very, very good! I like to … Continue reading

Lasagna

This is another pasta dish that I have been making for a long time and a great dish to serve a crowd.  Once I made this in a 4-inch deep pan (for a bunch of family) and it took a little longer that I expected for it to cook through.  We ate a little later… so … Continue reading

St. Louis Fried Ravioli With a Marinara Sauce

For Super Bowl today, how about some fried beef and sausage ravioli with a marinara sauce?  You could also use a cheese ravioli or maybe chicken – there are a lot of choices, either fresh or frozen.  Of course you could always make your own.  Since I do not make these very often I usually … Continue reading

Cheese Manicotti with a Marinara Sauce

This is a special recipe in my family as it is one of the few recipes my husband helped me make and this is also my 300th post!  I made the sauce and filling and he was in charge of the crepes.  He always wanted to be sure there were a few extras so he could … Continue reading