I use this basic tomato sauce for many dishes including as a dipping sauce for mozzarella sticks, fried calamari, for meat or eggplant lasagna, spaghetti with meatballs, penne all’arrabiatta, vodka sauce, pizza sauce, soups and Mom’s one-pot-spaghetti among others. It is very simple and versatile, just use your imagination. Enjoy! Basic Tomato Sauce (yields 3…
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Capellini with tomato, garlic and basil
I love pasta! Capellini is very thin spaghetti sometimes called angel hair pasta. My favorite way to make it is short and simple; with olive oil, tomato, garlic and basil. Fresh, light and satisfying! May be served as a side dish or as a light meal. I also like to serve it cold from the…
Vegetable Lasagna
This vegetable lasagna is sometimes called Lasagna Fiorentina or Florentine. My version does not have tomato sauce, it only has Bechamel Sauce. I must tell you, the fresh basil fills the kitchen with an inviting and delicious aroma while the lasagna is baking in the oven. It is important that you use fresh…
Marinara Sauce
Marinara Sauce is mainly used for pasta, but it can also be used as the basis or complement for many other dishes like lasagna, vodka sauce, fried calamari and veal parmigiana among others. Since making fresh marinara sauce is so easy, you have no excuse to make it homemade every time! Many of you might…
Pizza Dough
“NO! THIS IS NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT.” ja! That ‘s what I have to tell people when they ask for my pizza dough recipe and I hand them a copy or send them an email attachment. I know it’s long, but it’s worth the time. I have been involved in sports throughout my whole life….