Pizza, heavenly pizza, every civilized person in the world knows the food “PIZZA”. It is sold in almost every country in the world. There is frozen pizza, there is pizzeria pizza, homemade pizza, gourmet pizza, breakfast pizza, and dessert pizza. The list can go on and on. Flour, water, and yeast that is the bare…
Brief History of Cast Iron Cookware, How-to’s, and Why’s AND Ingenius uses of Cast Iron Worldwide
A brief history of Cast Iron The earliest cast-iron artifacts date back to the 5th century BC and were discovered by archaeologists in what is now Jiangsu in China. Cast iron was used in ancient China for warfare, agriculture, and architecture. During the 15th century, cast iron became utilized for cannons in France and England…
Tortellini in Salsa Bianca
Since I do use ricotta in many ways it seems that every once in a while I will have just a little left in the container. Being the kind of person I am I really hate to waste anything. So I’m always thinking of ways to use ingredients that are leftover in the refrigerator. I…
String Beans with Marina
String beans with marina sauce were my favorite vegetable growing up, and it still ranks pretty high on the list today. My family loves them and I could say today, it’s probably on their top 10 list! There are so many ways to serve it up, and they ain’t bad raw either. I have gone…
Escarole, Potato and Beans
This is a hardy Italian dish which is not only vegetarian but also extremely very satisfying. This recipe has its history. My father loved “scarol” which they called it. This is how you knew an Italian was talking about escarole. It was pronounced “sca rol” and my Dad would ask for it quite often. My mother would not…
Stuffed Rolled Tilapia
Just about this time of year my taste buds start to crave the freshness of spring time. The days are longer now and the bulbs are popping out of the ground and the buds on the trees are cracking through the bark. So my memory takes me back to one of my mother, Josie’s, recipes….