Easy Pasta Carbonara

It never fails.  No matter what food I'm cooking, whenever I…

Italian Red Sauce with Sausage, Meatballs and Braciole

On a recent work trip to Tucson, Arizona I was invited by a college…

Momma’s Chicken Cacciatore

What an absolute pleasure it is to cook with the woman who first…
Bolognese with Zucchini Noodles

Easy Bolognese Sauce

It was back in the early 1990s that I learned to make this absolutely…

Easy Pasta Carbonara

My regular readers know by now that my favorite dishes are often…

Creamy Cajun Pasta with Shrimp and Andouille Sausage

In keeping with my theme for 2019, Cooking with Friends and Family,…

Gnocchi with Mushroom Sauce

Who doesn't love dumplings?  Who doesn't love creamy potatoes? …

Cooking for Alan – Dinner #5 Salad and Soup

I know I must sound like a broken record.  But today the weather…

Italian Salad Caprese Style

One of my all time favorite salads to make and to eat is the…

COOKING FOR ALAN – DINNER #2

Mid-Missouri, where I live, has been stuck in a deep freeze for…