Archive for December, 2007

Meatballs in a crockpot

I love my crockpot! I can easily cook some meat, soup or some ragu sauce and without spending my entire life in the kitchen. Today I tried to make some meatballs following my mother’s and Luisa’s recipes and with the help of my shiny crockpot. I decided to use the frying pan first (so the [...]

Butternut squash gnocchi

Now Damian will know what he is going to eat tomorrow for lunch. I just made butternut squash gnocchi. I was tempted to make them for the last few weeks each time I saw butternut squash at the local supermarket (as if it was saying: “cook me… cook me…”). The result is excellent (I just [...]

Home-made pasta

Some days ago I wanted to try using the pasta maker that we received as a gift from our friends.I remember the home-made pasta that my grandma Lucia used to cook for us (and in big quantities…). And I know that the neighbors of my aunt Etta can hear, on Sundays morning at 5 [...]