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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Cheryl's Eggplant Parmasan
There are actually few things I consider myself to cook well – Eggplant Parmesan is one of the things. Most of the time I act as an excellent Sui Chef for Frank as he takes the lead. This eggplant recipe is one I made up from years of trying other peoples eggplant and taking note of what I liked about it and what I didn’t.
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Bucatini with Marinara Sauce
My Grandma’s favorite pasta, Bucatini is like a hearty version of spaghetti – thick with a hollow hole through it like a pipe – a perfect vessel for ragù or marinara sauce.
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