Few foods satisfy more than a hearty Italian meal made of red sauce, or gravy, as it is called in the old country. Serve up a classic meatball or pesto recipe or a modified cannelloni dish and call for everyone to mangia!
What could be better for a St. Patrick's Day dinner than green pasta?
Delicious garlic bread sprinkled with green for a festive flare.
These individual tiramisus look super-elegant in large stemmed wine goblets, but you could also use individual serving bowls, as long as they're deep enough.
In Sicily, bread crumbs were often sprinkled on pasta because they were less expensive than grated cheese. (Everyone, after all, had stale bread.)
Here's a casserole to make from scratch when you have the time. Try freezing half the recipe for use another night.
This recipe makes a lot of sauce, but you'll use it up quickly. We've left it under-seasoned so you can use it instead of canned sauce in all sorts of dishes.
Taken from MARCELLA CUCINA by Marcella Hazan. Copyright ® 1997 by HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Taken from ESSENTIALS OF CLASSIC ITALIAN COOKING by Marcella Hazan. Copyright © 1992 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Taken from ESSENTIALS OF CLASSIC ITALIAN COOKING by Marcella Hazan. Copyright © 1992 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.