I made this again…I just had to see if it was as good as I remembered, and girlfriend…mmmmmm,mmmmm,mmmmm. I truly don’t think this recipe got the attention it deserved the first time, so I am reposting. Listen to me my fellow foodies, put your ear closer to your computer screen so you can hear what…
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Clean Eating Soup!
“Clean Eating Soup” – Okay, so the name doesn’t roll off the tongue like say…’Succulent Stuffed Pork Chops smothered in a decadent demi-glaze’,  but sometimes (mostly on Sundays after a weekend of really good-bad food), you have to do something healthy for yourself and I do believe this soup may be the ticket! I was given…
Chiles Rellenos Casserole
    I have finally left Italy and am heading toward Mexico! I really enjoyed my stay in old Italy, and plan to revisit very soon,  but time to back away from the pasta and red sauce and embrace a new land! So today we have Chiles Rellenos Casserole. An ‘easy on the cook’…
Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce
Maybe I should change the name of my blog to risataspotola.com? That’s laughingspatula.com in Italian!  (that google translator feature really works! 🙂 This sauce was so rich and flavorful. With only a few ingredients and your trusty slow cooker you can make a big old batch of some of the most tasty Bolognese I…
Homemade Ricotta Cheese
I made this again…I just had to see if it was as good the second time…and girlfriend…mmmmmm,mmmmm,mmmmm. I truly don’t think this recipe got the attention it deserved the first time, so I am reposting, hoping you will give this a try.  If you can heat up milk, you can make homemade ricotta cheese and if…
Baked Ziti with Sausage and Bechamel
Cooked ziti pasta  mixed with sausage, marinara sauce and topped with a creamy bechamel. I love me some tomato and cream flavors and this made my heart go zing!   Don’t be intimidated by the bechamel, it’s just a simple white sauce…and if you have never made white sauce before, this is going to improve your cooking…
Gnocchi, Sausage and Spinach Soup
This Gnocchi Sausage Soup will quickly become your fave soup!  We started calling this ‘shut up soup’, because we took one bite and said “Oh shut up!, that is so good!”. I am a soupateer, a soup savant, a master of the broth!….(you could say, I love soup 🙂 and this soup is a 5 spoon…