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Rosemary Marinara Sauce

Rosemary Marinara
Rosemary Marinara is the perfect sauce for Chicken or Pork Parmigiana, adding to the overall richness of those dishes without masking or overwhelming the chicken or pork.  Rosemary Marinara also great as the sauce for spaghetti or angel hair pasta for an easy dinner.  The rosemary adds a deep, herbal element to an otherwise simple…
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Fennel and Sausage Sauce for Pasta

Fennel and Sausage Sauce for Pasta
Wonderful fennel is so underused.  In Fennel and Sausage Sauce for Pasta, it becomes one of the stars, sharing top billing with Italian sausage with fennel seeds.  The fennel pieces, fennel seeds in the sausage and feathery fronds team up to keep the delightful licorice taste at the forefront of this dish. Hearty and so…
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Sautéed Mushrooms with Herbs and Sherry

Sauteed Mushrooms with Herbs and Sherry
Mushrooms come in a wide array of shapes, sizes and flavor-intensities. Combining different mushroom varieties not only increases the flavor but also gives interest to the dish.  For Sautéed Mushrooms with Herbs and Sherry, we combine at least two varieties, add simple herbal notes and finish with dry sherry to provide a relatively simple but…
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Go-To Marinade for Beef

Go-To Marinade for Beef
Go-To Marinade for Beef uses readily-available ingredients and is very easy to prepare.  It enhances the flavor of the cut of beef without masking it.  The marinade keeps the beef nice and juicy during cooking, particularly if you baste the beef with the marinade while grilling.  Serve with Asian Marinara Yellow Squash and pair them…
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Marjoram Marinara Pasta Sauce

Marjoram Marinara Pasta Sauce
Marjoram Marinara Pasta Sauce beautifully showcases the subtle flavor of Marjoram, called the “Queen of Herbs”.  Related to oregano, marjoram is the “sweet sister” to oregano’s “bold brother”.  Marjoram Marinara Pasta Sauce is very easy to make but does require fresh marjoram; fortunately, marjoram is an easy herb to grow. Unlike a lot of pasta…
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Indonesian Eggplant (Brinjal Goreng)

Indonesian Eggplant
Fantastic and colorful Indonesian Eggplant (Brinjal Goreng) is easy to prepare and a great vegetable dish to add to your culinary repertoire. Eggplant, also known as aubergine, garden egg and brinjal, is one of the most versatile vegetables and popular around the world; and yes, it’s actually a fruit.  Indonesian Eggplant (Brinjal Goreng) is normally…
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Pasta with Chard, Bacon and Cheeses

Pasta with Chard Bacon and Cheeses
Pasta with Chard, Bacon and Cheeses hits so many favorites buttons.  Pasta? Check! Bacon? Check! Melted Cheeses? Check! Add wonderful colorful, juicy, earthy chard and heavy cream and it’s sure to become a favorite at your house.  Pasta with Chard, Bacon and Cheeses, while easy to prepare, makes a tempting presentation for company too, both…
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Beef with Bell Peppers and Tomatoes

Beef with Bell Peppers and Tomatoes
Beef with Bell Peppers and Tomatoes is an unusual American Chinese recipe reconstructed from memory.  As a child, Vito's parents would often take him and his siblings to dine out at the New Moon Chinese Restaurant in Union City, NJ; this dish was among Vito's favorites on the menu.  Vito was fascinated by the use…
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