Sauté the beef, mushrooms, and garlic in the olive oil for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Add the cayenne pepper and tomatoes and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the tomato paste and salt to taste. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.

In medium saucepan, cook spinach following pkg. directions. Add chick peas and raisins; stir and cook until heated through. In large pot of rapidly boiling water, cook pasta 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain well. In large bowl, combine spinach mixture with pasta. Sprinkle with salt and red pepper flakes. Drizzle with […]

The 6 cloves of garlic is really a head of garlic. Slice the top off place in an oven pan and drizzle olive oil over it. Roast about 3/4 hour in a 250 oven. Cook the penne per instructions, leave a little al dente. Rinse and coat with olive oil to prevent sticking together. Sauce: […]

Preheat oven to 350~F. degrees. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium low heat. Whisk in flour and stir 3 minutes. Gradually whisk in broth and milk. Reduce heat, simmering until thick, about 10 minutes. Blend in lemon juice and seasonings. Combine cooked noodles and half the sauce, tossing gently to blend. Place in the […]

This sauce has an intensely woodsy flavor that would be good on pasta, roast chicken or pork. TO RECONSTITUTE DRIED MUSHROOMS, place them in a bowl and cover with 3 cups of warm water. Soak for at least 2 hours or up to 8. When mushrooms are soft, drain and reserve water and squeeze out […]

-DRESSING – 1/2 c Vegetable oil 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 3 tb Lemon juice 2 tb Dijon mustard 1 ts Worcestershire sauce 1/2 ts Garlic, fresh, finely – chopped 2 tb Parmesan cheese, freshly – grated Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. In a large bowl stir together all salad ingredients except […]

In a mixing bowl stir together 2 cups of the flour and salt. Combine eggs, water, and olive oil; add to flour. Mix well. Sprinkle the kneading surface with the remaining 1/3 cup flour. Turn dough out onto the floured surface. Knead till the dough is smooth and elastic (8-10 minutes). Cover; let rest 10 […]

Heat oil in a large saucepan set over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Saute for 2 min. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and bring to a boil, stirring often. Then, reduce heat and simmer, stirring often for at least 5 min.

Heat oil in Dutch oven. Cook and stir beef, onion and garlic in hot oil until beef is light brown; drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms (with liquid), green pepper, parsley, salt, pepper, sugar, basil and oregano. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 hour. Stir in wine. Cover […]

Cook spaghetti as package directs and drain well. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and pour over spaghetti. Finely chopped walnuts substitute for pignoli. Serve with parmesan cheese. Leftovers can be frozen.