I dated a girl many years ago from New York who was Italian and she taught me to make the lasagna she grew up eating. While NY is not in Italy, we’ve all seen enough mob movies to know its as close as you can get to Italy and still be in America – both geographically and culturally.
Read MoreOld School Lasagna
There are as many lasagna recipes as there are grown Italian men missing their Moms. What I like about this version, is that it is as authentic and old school as it gets.
Read MoreRicotta Cheese from Whey
Ricotta is an Italian cheese similar in texture to cottage cheese, but is different enough that you can’t really substitute one for the other.
Read MoreCheese Aging Tips
Some cheeses are meant to be consumed fresh and some get better by aging. However, aging cheese, although simple, can go very wrong.
Read MoreHavarti Cheese
Havarti cheese is a semi-soft Danish cheese having a mild flavor. It is a washed-curd cheese, known for having a buttery taste with an essence of nutmeg.
Read MoreLes Halles French Onion Soup
This is a recipe for traditional French onion soup, not the pitiful stuff that passes for onion soup served in America restaurants.
Read MoreOvernight No Knead Skillet Bread
This artisan bread is easy to make, very moist and can be made without using a mixer. Because it is a no knead bread, it uses a slow proofing method to get the gluten active.
Read MoreSwojska Polska Kielbasa
Swojska Polska Kielbasa is Polish for homemade sausage, and this recipe guides you through how to use wild game such as elk or deer for making the world’s best sausage that can be eaten alone or incorporated in an endless number of other recipes.
Read MoreEggplant Parmigiana
A classic southern Italian recipe that can be hard to make authentically because one of the cheeses called is often hard to find. One of the true pleasures in life however, is the quest to find the ingredients for a recipe.
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