Thursday, March 25, 2010
Sauces perfect for Passover menus
Grandpa Pete's Garlic Sauce and Grandpa Pete's Marinara Sauce are ideal additions to your Passover recipes....The Garlic Sauce is versatile in adding texture and flavor as is the Marinara Sauce for use in vegetables, meats and fish. The Garlic Sauce is especially tasty on matza crackers.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Hello on this wonderful springlike day....
What came to mind is Pasta Primavera.....alias springtime pasta...means using the first fresh garden vegetables. This dish can be made anytime of the year since fresh veggies are available all year. So pick your favorites..this recipe calls for one or several favorite veggies. Cook the vegetable so it is tender , meanwhile boil up your favorite pasta like Grandpa Pete's fresh made dry pasta but now is the important part of this dish...the sauce. To finish this dish all you do is choose your Grandpa Pete's Sunday Sauce....anyone will work deliciously...That is a quick meal that is nutritious. Enjoy!
Many of you will remember having a garden planted with your favorite vegetables and now it is again fashionable to have your own garden.
What came to mind is Pasta Primavera.....alias springtime pasta...means using the first fresh garden vegetables. This dish can be made anytime of the year since fresh veggies are available all year. So pick your favorites..this recipe calls for one or several favorite veggies. Cook the vegetable so it is tender , meanwhile boil up your favorite pasta like Grandpa Pete's fresh made dry pasta but now is the important part of this dish...the sauce. To finish this dish all you do is choose your Grandpa Pete's Sunday Sauce....anyone will work deliciously...That is a quick meal that is nutritious. Enjoy!
Many of you will remember having a garden planted with your favorite vegetables and now it is again fashionable to have your own garden.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The snow is still falling...
Hello in this continuing snow that has been since since Feb.23/10 it is piled high.Left off promising you a delicious Italian meatball recipe to be used with Grandpa Pete's Sunday Meat Sauce The ingredients have no set amounts as it is a formula that can be adjusted to your particular taste.
The assembly of the ingredients relies on feel. Tender meatballs are what we want and it includes chopped meat - beef or a mix of half beef and half pork, eggs, seasonings and moist bread. Stale Italian bread if possible that is broken into pieces and set in water till soft and then drain off. Make more meatballs than you need for this meal and freeze the rest for whenever needed. Need an egg for each pound of meat and then add the seasonings: salt, pepper, chopped garlic Italian grated cheese, chopped Italian parsley and the moist bread. Work the mixture so all is blended then into ball shapes the size you prefer. Practice makes perfect. Fry in a heavy skillet using olive oil for taste and aroma. You can also bake them if you prefer using a baking sheet and some oil. Bake at 375 degrees F until browned. Keep an eye on them so not to overcook. Do not use a microwave .Place the cooked meatballs in Grandpa Pete's Sunday Meat Sauce and heat together for at least a half hour or more so the meatballs absorb the sauce flavor.
By using Grandpa Pete's Sauce and your meatballs you will save a couple of hours and still have that true homemade taste, this is the authentic Sicilian Sunday Sauce you have in a shortenened time. Next time I will give you recipes for a famous Italian meat treat known as Bracciole. They can be made in a quick style or the true traditional way but they are sure to be a hit at your dinner table. Ciao, till next time, Mary Lou
The assembly of the ingredients relies on feel. Tender meatballs are what we want and it includes chopped meat - beef or a mix of half beef and half pork, eggs, seasonings and moist bread. Stale Italian bread if possible that is broken into pieces and set in water till soft and then drain off. Make more meatballs than you need for this meal and freeze the rest for whenever needed. Need an egg for each pound of meat and then add the seasonings: salt, pepper, chopped garlic Italian grated cheese, chopped Italian parsley and the moist bread. Work the mixture so all is blended then into ball shapes the size you prefer. Practice makes perfect. Fry in a heavy skillet using olive oil for taste and aroma. You can also bake them if you prefer using a baking sheet and some oil. Bake at 375 degrees F until browned. Keep an eye on them so not to overcook. Do not use a microwave .Place the cooked meatballs in Grandpa Pete's Sunday Meat Sauce and heat together for at least a half hour or more so the meatballs absorb the sauce flavor.
By using Grandpa Pete's Sauce and your meatballs you will save a couple of hours and still have that true homemade taste, this is the authentic Sicilian Sunday Sauce you have in a shortenened time. Next time I will give you recipes for a famous Italian meat treat known as Bracciole. They can be made in a quick style or the true traditional way but they are sure to be a hit at your dinner table. Ciao, till next time, Mary Lou
Grandpa Pete's New Sunday Blog
Well I would like to introduce myself to you since I will be writing an on going blog related to Grandpa Pete. My name is Mary Lou and I have had the honor of knowing Grandpa Pete Serro. He had the most heartwarming personality that had all who knew him love him. He always had sage advice to give about many topics dealing with having a good life. As I write I will share his thoughts on various subjects for I know you will enjoy them as I have. He was a man of many talents and he shared them freely. He was married for more than 60 years to the same woman so that tells a lot about the man. He and his wife, Frances had 2 sons...Anthony and Charlie. Both men became school teachers as careers till they retired. Along with that background they also got involved in with their father's endeavors.
Cooking and baking where important to Pete and he passed that love on to his sons. Each one became very accomplished in those fields. How familiar are you with Brooklyn, New York? That is the scene of some of my stories that will appear on my blogs. A specific area of Brooklyn is where we will center our attention. Italian immigrants settled their families there and built their generations in that base. Italians were very hard working people and men and women found jobs in various fields available in the 1930's, 40's and so on. Imagine the times were not easy for the Depression had a major effect on all Americans and then World War II happened 1941 - 45. In this neighborhood Italians, Irish and Germans worked and lived side by side. The Catholic religion played a big part is this area and church going was a given and had a heavy influence on the population. Strong moral fiber was established and practiced. Family routines were strictly adhered to and eating was not only for nourishment but the core of the family habits.
Sunday was a ritual of events every week. Go to church, cook a specific menu and dine together with immediate family members and often with other family and friends. It was no rushed event.
Italian families started the day making Sunday sauce and it was generally a meat sauce that had many components to it. Fry the handmade meatballs in olive oil and set aside till ready to add to the sauce along with other meats like sausage, pork and beef bracciole. More meatballs were made than needed for the sauce for a common tradition was to pick on the after church...the aroma of the frying meatballs would fill your senses and the house. Beef and pork were and still are the major ingredients in the Sunday sauce. You are fortunate to be able to purchase this traditional sauce to use without all the fuss that went into the preparation of it. You can order from this website and also at many stores and shops featuring Grandpa Pete's Sunday Sauce. Join me next time as I continue expressing my many memories of those days in American history and the recipes that will always entice you to make for you, your family and friends. Mangia bene! (Enjoy food)+Recipe tomorrow.
Cooking and baking where important to Pete and he passed that love on to his sons. Each one became very accomplished in those fields. How familiar are you with Brooklyn, New York? That is the scene of some of my stories that will appear on my blogs. A specific area of Brooklyn is where we will center our attention. Italian immigrants settled their families there and built their generations in that base. Italians were very hard working people and men and women found jobs in various fields available in the 1930's, 40's and so on. Imagine the times were not easy for the Depression had a major effect on all Americans and then World War II happened 1941 - 45. In this neighborhood Italians, Irish and Germans worked and lived side by side. The Catholic religion played a big part is this area and church going was a given and had a heavy influence on the population. Strong moral fiber was established and practiced. Family routines were strictly adhered to and eating was not only for nourishment but the core of the family habits.
Sunday was a ritual of events every week. Go to church, cook a specific menu and dine together with immediate family members and often with other family and friends. It was no rushed event.
Italian families started the day making Sunday sauce and it was generally a meat sauce that had many components to it. Fry the handmade meatballs in olive oil and set aside till ready to add to the sauce along with other meats like sausage, pork and beef bracciole. More meatballs were made than needed for the sauce for a common tradition was to pick on the after church...the aroma of the frying meatballs would fill your senses and the house. Beef and pork were and still are the major ingredients in the Sunday sauce. You are fortunate to be able to purchase this traditional sauce to use without all the fuss that went into the preparation of it. You can order from this website and also at many stores and shops featuring Grandpa Pete's Sunday Sauce. Join me next time as I continue expressing my many memories of those days in American history and the recipes that will always entice you to make for you, your family and friends. Mangia bene! (Enjoy food)+Recipe tomorrow.
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