My last post raised the issue of eating well mid-week without the time or fuss to do service to the recipe. This time I was faced with a friend with a mid-week birthday. Fortunately she asked for a simple dish, but it underlined for me how Italian food can be complicated and sophisticated – but…
Easy Spinach and Mushroom Alfredo
Weekdays pose a particular problem. How do I create a “special” meal when I do not have much time to prep or cook. This is one of solutions. There are a limited number of ingredients and they usually on hand in my house. It is also pretty adaptable. For instance, ground Italian sausage would be…
Lemon Basil Pesto
I can remember the first time that I ever had pesto. Actually, I can remember the first time that I ever had Italian food. One of my grade-school teachers was from Birmingham and happened to be a West Bromwich Albion fan. My father, who worked on the box-office side at Chelsea (the world’s greatest soccer…
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