For outermarker, whom I promised years ago to type this up. Enjoy ( Read more... )

I may have overdone it tonight. While dinner was okay, it wasn't at all as good as I imagined it would be. Broccoli di rape was on sale today, so I bought two bunches for dinner. My original intent was to make it with sausage and pasta, a favorite of mine. When I got into the kitchen I thought I'd try a different take on my usual method and made a ( Read more... )

This is my all-time favorite beef stew recipe. It takes a *long* time (about 5 hours) to prepare and cook, but it's worth every minute if you have the time. Passata is thick, pureed tomatoes that you can find in the Italian section of a good supermarket or Italian grocery/market. If you can't locate it you can substitute sun-dried tomato paste or ( Read more... )

olive oil ( Read more... )