This meatless baked ziti is a simple, yet hearty dish the whole family will love! Ziti pasta is combined with sweet tomato sauce, creamy ricotta, melty mozzarella, and salty Pecorino Romano cheese, and then baked until bubbly and just the slightest bit crisp. If this isn’t the ultimate comfort food, I don’t know what is!
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Italian meatballs in tomato sauce – the meal I enjoyed most as a child. Every Sunday my grandmother would wake at the crack of dawn to start her sauce, she called it gravy, loaded with meatballs and other assorted meat. I cannot think of a better smell to wake up to! The way she made it is the way my mother makes it, the way I make it, and the way my kids will make it when I’m long gone. And, hopefully, my family legacy will grace some of your dinner tables as well.
My grandma’s sauce included pork and beef meatballs, Beef Braciole With Raisins And Pine Nuts, Italian sausages (hot and sweet), and pork chops. She started the sauce early and allowed it to simmer all day long. I can still remember waking up on Sunday mornings to the smell of her sauce. There was nothing like it. It took a lot of willpower to not sneak a taste every hour or so.
This is the dish that so many Italian-American families eat every Sunday. And many of us have our own version – we hope you enjoy ours!
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Italian Wedding Soup. One of my most favorite and complete meals that nourishes your body and your soul. This flavorful soup combines acini di pepe pasta, fresh spinach and escarole, carrots, and delightful little meatballs to form a robust meal that is perfect for any night of the week.
Growing up, Italian Wedding Soup was a meal we’d have frequently. And it never, ever disappointed. In fact, to this day, every time I make it I find myself wondering, “why don’t I make this more often”?
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