I’ve really been enjoying The Tuscan Sun Cookbook by Frances and Edward Mayes this past week. So far I’ve posted the Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes recipe which includes the Roasted Tomato recipe. Now I’m sharing with you Giusi’s Ragu. Giusi is one of the authors’ close friends whom they met early in their move…
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Pasta with Roasted Caulifower, Sage and Walnut Sauce
Okay, so you may not have been asking where has Dinner at Sheila’s been these last few weeks, but I have been asking myself that question, and there is a legitimate excuse for my absence of blogging. We have been readying our house for its upcoming listing. I mentioned in my Thanksgiving post that we…
Turkey Tetrazzini
Why, you may ask am I making a dish with leftover turkey before Thanksgiving? I’ll explain. My favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is a week away. I will be having a larger crowd this year, which means I’ll be making all the same traditional dishes we love, but just in greater quantities. I try to do as…
Orecchiette With Italian Sausage, Swiss Chard And A Maple Glaze
I recently entered this dish in a contest offered by the online community Food52 for “Your Best Maple Recipe”. I love the combination of sausage and maple syrup. The best part of a breakfast of pancakes/french toast and sausage for me has to be swirling the sausage around in whatever maple syrup remains on my…
Rigatoni With Tomatoes, Zucchini and Pine Nut Crunch
Baked pasta is a wonderful thing. From lasagna to tortellini or pastitsio to mac and cheese there are countless variations that are always crowd pleasers. The combination of hearty pasta with veggies and or some kind of meat, be it turkey sausage, ground beef or lamb just to name a few, with a cheesy sauce…
Penne With Roasted Peppers, Tomatoes and Sausage
Pasta, I’ve missed you! It’s a few weeks since Thanksgiving, my husband and I have worked through the left-overs and I’ve even reinvented some of them, turning the turkey carcass into turkey vegetable soup, and the mashed potatoes into fried potato cakes. I guess this is proof that it is possible to get your fill…
Real Meatballs and Spaghetti
I’ve made numerous versions of spaghetti and meatballs over the years, but from the first time I tried Ina Garten’s recipe for this dish from Barefoot Contessa Family Style I knew my search had ended. She was right on in naming it Real Meatballs and Spaghetti because the meatballs definitely deserve top billing. They are…
Rigatoni In Woodsman’s Sauce
Food and Wine Books’ cookbook simply titled PASTA, first published in 1994, is a wonderful compilation of some really winning pasta recipes. It is a collection of 160 original recipes including authentic Italian dishes, Asian specialties, all-American favorites, and others. This recipe for Rigatoni In Woodsman’s Sauce is one I’ve looked at over the years,…
Linguine With Roasted Salmon And Lemon
With all the health benefits continually attributed to eating salmon I find it is the one fish we eat more than any other. First of all, it’s about the only one my husband really likes. Of course he is more open to eating other fish as long as they’re breaded and fried, which I do…
Sheila’s Spaghetti and Hearty Meat Sauce
Spaghetti and meat sauce is always a welcome meal during the winter months at our home. Nothing warms you like a plate of pasta smothered in a hearty red sauce. This is simple down home cooking at its best. I developed this recipe many years ago when I was still a novice at cooking. However,…