Category: Italian
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Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipes
After I published my post on planning ahead for pizza night, it occurred to me that you all might want some ideas for making pizza sauce. So here are ones I regularly use, depending on what I have on hand. The options are almost endless for a good tomato pizza sauce. Or you might prefer…
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Homemade Ravioli from the Freezer
When my friend and I made homemade ravioli a few weeks ago, I froze most of mine. Tonight I pulled up some from the freezer and also pulled out some plain tomato sauce I’d frozen late last summer when my Roma tomatoes were going crazy. For the sauce, I sautéed some garlic on olive oil,…
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Breaded Fried Shrimp with Spaghetti
This Breaded Fried Shrimp with Spaghetti has broccoli and asparagus and a light sauce. What’s not to love?! This is another fantastic recipe from Lidia’s Italy in America, one of my favorite Italian cookbooks. I am new to cooking shrimp. I’ve said it before–I’m just not a big fish / seafood person. But this recipe…
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Shepherd’s Pork Chops: Smothered in Onions and Provolone
This came from one of the Lidia’s Italy cookbooks but I can’t remember which one. It is a simple enough recipe that after I read it, I just made it without really checking the details. I just saw the picture as I was cleaning up things and realized I’d never shared it. Salt and pepper…
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Upgraded Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
We love our old macaroni and cheese recipe, which is how my mom used to make it–making a white sauce with butter, flour and dry mustard and adding in grated Cheddar. I like it with onion but the girls prefer I leave it out. But I keep playing around with recipes from Lidia’s Italy in…