Tag Archives: olive oil

Pasta with Sweet Bell Peppers

by mykitchenmemories

This sauce basically consists of only sweet bell peppers and olive oil.  Yes, we need a little salt and pepper and maybe some hot red pepper flakes, but honestly it is the flavor from the peppers and olive oil that makes this sauce good enough to eat with a spoon, without even the pasta. I’ve … Continue reading →

Swiss chard

by mykitchenmemories

Swiss chard is a delicious and beautiful vegetable.  Even though it is available all year long now in our supermarkets, it reminds me of summer.  This is the time of year that my mother would prepare it.  As a child in the 50s and early 60s, we used to have a”vegetable truck” that came to … Continue reading →

Roasted Butternut Squash ( from BC)

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It’s Spring, and I find myself obsessed with vegetables.  It’s a little too early for grilling them (but I will obsess over that in another few weeks), so I’m roasting them in a hot oven every chance I get. Honestly, you can’t go wrong by just coating them in a good olive oil, salt ( … Continue reading →

Spaghetti San Juanil

by mykitchenmemories

Here’s another quick pasta dish that I’m certain you will love.  If you don’t like anchovies, you can leave them out.  It will still be delicious as I am a firm believer in “your sauce is as good as your tomatoes.”  My preference by far, is to use only canned San Marzano Italian peeled plum … Continue reading →

Pasta with Radicchio

by mykitchenmemories

If your looking for a quick, delicious and nutritious meal, please give this recipe a try.  I try to always have radicchio in the house for use in salads, but it also gives me the opportunity to make this dish any time I am looking for something quick and easy.   I always have the … Continue reading →

Stuffed Artichokes from an Angel

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Stuffed artichokes were always something I ate at restaurants, but never dared to attempt making them at home.  I don’t recall my mother ever making stuffed artichokes at home either.  I always thought that it was just too difficult and time consuming.  How could I possibly think I had time to stuff each little leaf … Continue reading →

Shrimp Scampi

by mykitchenmemories

  When I think back to the varieties of fish that were available when I grew up, I can only come up with three.  There was filet of flounder or sole, lobster tails and shrimp.  This seems hard to believe now, since you can find so much more than this in any supermarket.  The choices … Continue reading →

Sauteed Brocoli Rabe (Be Not Afraid)

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Brocoli rabe, sauteed in garlic and oil, is one of my favorite vegetables.  But this was not always the case.  Believe it or not, the broccoli rabe we know and love today was not the brocoli rabe of times past.  While Italian farmers are responsible for bringing broccoli rabe to the States in the early … Continue reading →