Tag Archives: Italian

Five Simple Lasagna Mistakes That Everyone Makes

Posted on July 7, 2020 by HelenFern

Lasagne, one of the nation’s favorite dishes. It’s filling, it creates lots of portions, it mixes some of our favorite ingredients and it can be extremely easy to make. It doesn’t take long to prepare or cook, and you can … Continue reading →

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Eggplant Parmesan

Posted on January 17, 2018 by HelenFern

I love eggplant. This recipe is well worth the effort. My husband and I ate the whole thing for dinner – it was our main, well, only dish! It was that good.

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National Tortellini Day! Have some Tortellini Soup for Pasta of the Month~

Posted on February 13, 2017 by HelenFern

It’s National Tortellini Day – a day to celebrate these little, stuffed pastas!  Not to be confused with tortelloni (a big stuffed pasta),  these are round and bite sized morsels of deliciousness.  The region of Bologna claims to have been … Continue reading →

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Pancetta & Garlic Linguini

Posted on March 11, 2016 by HelenFern

Pasta week has come to an end.  And to finish off the list, here is a quick, delicious and really easy pasta.  Years ago, a friend from Italy taught me her mama’s garlic pasta recipe – just slicing up garlic, … Continue reading →

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Veal and Pancetta Roulades

Posted on September 23, 2015 by HelenFern

I found some ground veal on sale so I bought it – but what was I going to do with it?  Veal burgers just sounded boring.  So this is what I came up with – Veal stuffed with creamy spinach … Continue reading →

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