The combination of pistachios and chicken might sound odd to some people, but it's delicious trust me! As an added bonus, recruit a family member to help shell the pistachios or even quicker, buy them already shelled. Once that step is done, it's really just a fairly quick and easy weeknight dinner. [...]
This is a family favorite when it gets cold out -- warm, savory and comforting. While Sabina and I prefer the beef and carrots, Rob and Robbie look forward to the dumplings that go on top. Prep time - 30 minutes / Cook time - 2.5 hours 2 lbs. chuck roast, [...]
My husband loves this recipe so much that when I just say the words "ropa vieja", he starts salivating. For me it's not even that difficult a recipe to make, since it cooks all day in a slow cooker and just needs a few steps before it's ready for dinner. I changed a few [...]
Chopped beef and gravy has been a Pannucci family staple since I can remember. The name is a little misleading, as the "chopped beef" in this recipe is only one part of the final dish. In our house, this meal is really a combination of my "secret ingredient" mashed potatoes, the "chopped beef" and [...]
These cookies are magical — there really is no other way to describe them. They are great anytime, but you MUST eat one that is still warm and about 10 minutes out of the oven. I used to make a single batch, which yields 3 dozen, but half of them are often gone before [...]
This is definitely a cool weather food and my family usually requests it as soon as the weather changes. And they keep asking for it all winter. Not a fan of processed food, but Velveeta is the key ingredient in this one and the soup would not be the same without it. Add a [...]
When I find something that I enjoy eating, sort of like the arugula salad, I tend to have it often. For the first two weeks of January I have been having soup for lunch, mostly from the little cafe near my office. Nothing special, but warm and easy. I decided to try my hand at [...]
I'm always in search of a good salad, and I prefer one with a lot of bits and pieces. Starting with a generous serving of arugula, I added shredded carrots, toasted pistachios (chopped into bits to make sure they make it into every bite), shaved asiago, sea salt (don't by shy), olive oil and [...]
A few years ago we hosted an Italian dinner as part of a school fundraiser and I wanted to make fresh mozzarella. After some research it turned out to more trouble then it was worth. I would need to find unpasteurized milk and order some rennet. More research and fresh ricotta looked like an easy [...]
Macaroni and meatballs (or Sunday gravy) has always been an important meal to me. Growing up, this was a familiar dinner shared with friends or family on Sunday. When I sat down to write this out I realized my recipe is quite different from my Aunt Gerri's, which is in our family cookbook and [...]
