Barese Sausage with Pasta and Green Bean Salad

It seems like it’s been years since I shared my thoughts and recipes here. I just checked and it has been just about 2 years. I haven’t stopped cooking, far from it, and I have shared a bit on Facebook, but even with all the time retirement and the pandemic gave me I never made… Continue reading Barese Sausage with Pasta and Green Bean Salad

Sunday Gravy By Any Other Name

Over the years I have shared memories and recipes about and for Sunday Gravy. Some call it Sauce, some call it Gravy,it is by definition a Ragu (not referring to the stuff in the jar here). I am Italian through and through and when it comes to this delicious staple, whatever you call it, another… Continue reading Sunday Gravy By Any Other Name

What’s On Hand Pasta

The dog days of summer seem to have arrived a bit early this year. It is hot and humid and the occasional showers make it all the more hot and humid. Being out in this kind of weather no longer thrills me. At times I find myself “Summer Hibernating.”  Sometimes that means that I won’t… Continue reading What’s On Hand Pasta

Cauliflower Mac & Cheese, Again.

Disclaimer: I confess that I have shared various recipes for Cauliflower Mac & Cheese over the years. That is because I really, really like it. This, as with the other versions, takes a slightly different path. You can check these and lots of other recipes out on my website: mamadskitchen.net. Even though spring is here,… Continue reading Cauliflower Mac & Cheese, Again.

Porcini Pasta Revisited

When something is wonderfully delicious, it earns the right to be made again. It also earns the right to be tweaked a little to make it even more wonderfully delicious. Porcini Pasta is just that kind of recipe. I first made it as a side dish to enhance grilled steak. It stole the show so… Continue reading Porcini Pasta Revisited