Tag: Italian cooking
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Every delicious Sunday Sauce has a secret ingredient.
Canadian Italian Heritage Month To celebrate Canadian Italian Heritage Month, I’m sharing Ryan Abigail Maria Benetti O’Flanagan’s secret Sunday Sauce recipe. Yes, I know, her name is quite a mouthful, but there is a good reason for that, and it’s explained in her book, Decoy In Stilettos. The hero, Gabe Marchetti, commits the ultimate good…
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Pasta e Patate: Italian Comfort in a Bowl
This blog post is dedicated to my son, who keeps insisting I write down Nonna’s traditional recipes. Apparently, he believes our family recipes deserve their own historical preservation society. Some recipes aren’t meant to impress dinner guests; they’re meant to remind you where you came from. Every Friday night, my mom made a dish we…
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Sexy. Sassy. Sunday Sauce

Every Italian family has its own authentic version of Sunday sauce handed down from generation to generation. I’m sharing my version in this blog post.
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Pasta Carbonara — My way… #recipe
Italian food is made with love and a few simple ingredients; it’s comforting and best of all quick and easy to make a nutritious and delicious meal in a bowl. When you’re in the mood for a pasta dinner and you don’t have sauce on hand, not a problem, nothing will solve this as fast…
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Italian for dinner – CHICKEN CACCIATORE
Chicken cacciatore is a classic Italian comfort dish. As with most Italian dishes, each family has its own version of sauce, pasta dishes, and desserts that are passed down from generation to generation. As the recipe is passed down, some family members (meaning me), and at times (meaning me, most of the time) the family member…