spaghetti

Cincinnati Chili with Spaghetti and Cheddar Cheese

I’ve been nostalgic lately and not sure why but memories of my childhood and home and friends from the past seem to be flooding in lately. Maybe it’s having heard from some fellows I went to college with (true to form, they were all together drinking!) or maybe even that this last week saw my [...]

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Spaghetti et Aglio e Olio (Spaghetti with garlic and oil)

After Thanksgiving; after I have my one perfect sandwich from leftovers (I know; I sound like Joey from ‘Friends’ !) I start to crave really simple dishes for awhile. Salads, OK maybe another perfect sandwich but also simpler dishes, soups and pasta; including this most simple of pasta dishes. My Grandmother’s Italian neighbors thought this [...]

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Spaghetti Carbonara

I think it’s amazing what some simple ingredients combined together can result in and this dish has always been a favorite of mine. I remember making it for my family when I was barely in my teens and nothing has really changed, well not much has changed.

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Tomato Sauce with Onion & Butter

This is a classic and simple recipe and yet the addition of butter makes a distinct and rich difference that I love. The original recipe instructs you to put in a whole onion and then remove it from the sauce before serving. I just can’t do that…I saute chopped onion before adding the tomatoes and [...]

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Spaghetti with Summer Squash and Tomatoes

This recipe was part of a weekly Twitter exercise that Tyler Florence did; most of the recipes were typical of the type of dish I would cook in winter so I was so happy to see something that fits the bill for our summertime meals; using tomatoes, zucchini and summer squash and herbs from the [...]

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