Soak the dried mushrooms for at least a 1/2 hours. Squeeze must of liquid out and set aside. Chop mushrooms into small pieces. Keep 1/2 cup of the water. In a large diameter fry pan add about 3 tbs of olive oil under medium heat. Put in the dry penette. Sort of toast the penette […]

*Clean and chop chitterlings. Heat oil in pan. When hot fry chitterlings and pork with garlic, paprika and pepper for 5 min. Blanche raisons, drain and add to pan with walnut puree. Add wine. Stir well and puree in blender until smooth. Serve over hot cooked spaghetti. Top with cheese.

To prepare the pesto sauce: Mix all the ingredients by hand in a mortar or use a food processor. Puree the garlic, most of the pine nuts and cheese, the basil and oil (add enough oil to produce a light puree with the consistency of a tomato sauce). Pour the puree into a small bowl […]

Cook and stir meat and onions in large skillet or Dutch oven until meat is brown. Drain off fat. Stir in tomatoes (with liquid) and remaining ingredients except Cheddar cheese; break up tomatoes. TO COOK IN SKILLET: Heat mixture to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until spaghetti is tender, about 30 minutes. […]

You can buzz up this pesto in no time flat in a food processor or blender. Serve over hot, cooked spaghetti (this will dress about 1 pound), toss lightly to mix, then pass plenty of freshly grated Parmesan cheese. PLACE ALL INGREDIENTS in a food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade and buzz to […]

1. Cook pasta in boiling water according to package instructions or until firm to the bite. Drain and place in serving bowl. 2. In food processor, puree parsley, basil, and dill leaves, oil, stock, cheese and garlic until well combined, approximately 30 seconds. Pour over pasta. Sprinkle with pine nuts and toss. Tips: Refrigerate up […]

Wash, peel & chop tomatoes, discarding seeds. Heat oil in a moderately deep pan, add onion & garlic and saute until onion is limp. Discard garlic and add tomatoes, chopped basil and salt & pepper. Simmer for about 20 minutes over moderate heat. While sauce is simmering, bring a large pot of water to boil. […]

Heat olive oil in a medium skillet; stir in garlic and red pepper; saute over low heat 1 min. Raise heat to high; immediatley add the shrimp all at once. Saute, stirring constantly, until they become pink, about 3 min. ( do not over cook ). Stir in the sundried tomatoes (in oil) and parsley. […]

Saute ground beef in hot oil until meat loses its pink color. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, seasonings and mushrooms. Mix well; cook slowly about 2 hours or until sauce is thickened. Cook noodles following directions on package; drain, rinse in cold water and separate. In a buttered 3-quart baking dish make two layers of the […]

–MEAT FILLING– 2 tb Olive oil 1/4 c Onion; finely chopped 1 ts Garlic; finely chopped 1 pk (10-oz) frozen spinach; -thawed squeezed -completely; chopped 2 tb Butter 1 lb Ground round steak 5 tb Parmesan cheese 1 pk (8-oz) Mozzarella cheese 2 tb Heavy cream 2 Eggs; lightly beaten 1/2 ts Dried oregano Salt […]