Pastosa Pizza
Yum…. After a rainy afternoon touring Staten Island pizza spots, Frank introduced me to his favorite specialty Italian food store, Pastosa’s Ravioli—a third generation owned family business. Starting out 40 years ago in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Anthony G. Ajello saw the gap in the market for ravioli made with high quality cheeses and other ingredients. Now the family has 11 stores across the tri-state area selling olives, sauces, smoked meats, cheeses as well as other Italian imports.
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Stuffed Mushrooms
These are two very simple dishes, but complex in flavor. The idea for the brussel sprout salad came to us after we purchased the mandolin and started shredding everything. My new favorite salad is shaved brussel sprouts, walnuts, Pecorino Romano cheese with a lemon olive oil vinaigrette. I like Sebicca’s flavored olive oils based out in “the breadbasket” of northern California.
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Yummy Mac and Cheese
For my friend Nate’s 31st birthday this year instead of having everyone spend money at one of the many bars in the city, he had everyone over to his home for an evening of great food to raise money for bk farmyards — a Brooklyn based decentralized farming network with a mission is to teach communities how to grow sustainable produce and eat healthy. » Continue Reading…
Tosted Pine Nut Salad
What do you do with the left over pine nuts after making pesto?
Jazz up a simple salad giving it a nutty warm taste.
photo ©Cheryl Molnar