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Pasta alla Puttanesca

Pasta is a rare treat for me these days. My kids actually can’t stand pasta unless its Kraft Mac and Cheese. I know, its a shameful admission, believe me. I blame it on the fact that we do not have one speck of Italian blood on either side of the family. My Grandfather wouldn’t even [...]

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The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken

The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken by Laura Schenone If you’re a food enthusiast (and you must be if you’re stopping by here from time to time) you need to get yourself a nice glass of wine, tea, whatever your fancy and a copy of Laura Schenone’s The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken, A search [...]

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Trinity Restaurant in Keyport

Peter and I decided to take the trip up to Keyport a couple weeks ago to visit the restaurant where our fellow Jersey Biter, Chef Michael d’Ennery, is the Executive Chef. We knew that the restaurant was located in a renovated church but we had no idea the size of the church. When we spotted [...]

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Baked Spaghetti Squash

Happy New Year everyone, I’m sure you will be thrilled to hear that I lost 2 1/2 pounds over the holidays. Woohoo!! Yey me. Alright, alright I can already hear the groans and the ” Good for you, you skinny b*&@#.” Well, don’t worry, I still have about 15 more to go. And, this is [...]

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Eggplant and Sausage Lasagna

I planted Eggplant this year. I’m not sure why because I have very few recipes other than Eggplant Parmesan and Grilled Eggplant, both bore me to tears, so why do I have about 20 Eggplant ready and at the waiting? Well, I remembered this recipe, which is really a cross between Eggplant Parm and Lasagna. [...]

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