Pizzaole
This is one of my favorites. In the late 90s, Mom began making pizzaole for Christmas dinner. Colleen has modified the recipe to use chicken, now referred to as “chickenaole” which is a great adjustment for our non-mammal eating friends....
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Pizza Sauce
This pizza sauce can be used traditionally on pizza or for dishes like pizzaeola or parmigiana. The key is no garlic and white rather than red wine. Mom is not a huge oregano fan, but I would add the oregano...
Grandma’s Pizza Dough
This recipe was written on the back of a yellow envelope by Grandma (Rose) Bova. There are no instructions with the ingredients. The envelope was found in November 2002 by mom, in her Pie Crust book.Enclosed in the envelope where...
Cheese Ravioli
3 cups flour 2 eggs (slightly beaten) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/4 cup of warm water or more On a clean surface, create a well in the middle of the 3 cups of flour. Add to well,...
Pasta with Clams
Dad says no cheese with fish. However, I am a fan of the grated cheese on linguine with clams. I also like to add fresh chopped tomatoes and extra fresh chopped parsley when serving. 2 cans chopped clams or fresh...
Mushroom Marinara Sauce
Mom’s traditional sauce was loaded with meat, but the mushroom sauce is a lighter vegetarian derivative. 1 pound mushrooms Olive oil 1 medium head of garlic 1 medium onion fresh basil fresh rosemary fresh parsley oregano thyme 1 small can...
Lentil Soup
Mom’s lentils are more like soup than my version. I remember most often her lentils had broken spaghetti noodles in them, a little fresh spinach floating in it and a dark chocolate brown broth from the lentils. It’s best with...
Meatballs (for sauce)
As kids, mom used 100% ground beef. As the world realized the health benefits of reducing the amount of beef in your diet, mom started mixing 1/2 turkey and 1/2 ground beef. I have moved to 100% turkey meatballs. Mom...
Sunday Meat Sauce
When we were kids, my mother made pasta with tomato sauce every single Sunday. And the sauce always had some combination of chuck roast (my favorite), ground beef, sausage, and meatballs. The sauce was so thick and more brown than...