Mama Rose was a little Italian lady who fed everyone she met. Her food combined the fruits and vegetables she grew in her garden, food she put up herself, and food from the supermarkets of her adopted country. She was also my grandmother.

This site is my tribute to her. She taught me the tastes of fresh food. She taught me what authentic Italian food was like. She cooked by the "pinch of this, pinch of that" method, teaching me confidence in a cook's own intuition about food.

The main lesson she taught me was that the real secret to great food is love. Loving the garden in which she grew so much of her food. Loving the whole process of preparing food. Loving the people she cooked for.

It is in this spirit of love that I offer my menus and favorite recipes. I hope you find some interesting dishes to try. Perhaps some of my favorites will even become your favorites.

To my buddies and any curious folk who have found this page:
I apologize for the delay in changing the menu. My computer has been down for most of the last month, so I've been playing computer tech instead of HTML author. I'm working on getting the file box set up and a new menu up as quickly as I can. I appreciate your patience and hope you will check back soon. Thanks.

Menus

Click on the word "menu" at the top (or bottom) of the page to find the current menu.

Recipes

From the weekly menu page, the recipes can be accessed by clicking on either the tiny covered tray or the title of the recipe.

Tips & Techniques

Clicking on the word "Tips", found at the bottom of each recipe page, will take you to a page with related notes, tips, and cooking techniques. This page will also contain information about ingredients, substitutions, etc.

Q/A & A Recipe Exchange

Click on the words "Q/A & Recipe Exchange" at the top (or bottom) of the page to go to this page. It has information about my background and what this page is all about, because this page depends on you. Send your cooking questions and I'll find the answers. Send me your favorite recipes and I will post them for all to share.

File Box

Click on the words "File Box" at the top (or bottom) of the page. This link takes you to my treasure chest. The treasure is all the menus, recipes, etc. from the past. So, if you need a printout of a previous page, don't despair. You can print another from the treasure chest.

Links

From the file box, you can access a page listing links to related sites that I enjoy. If you have favorites or food-related sites of your own, send the URL's to me. If I like them too, I'll add them to the page.