Chicken Marsala with mushrooms, red and green peppers – Eating your way to happines

There are many variations to this recipe but it would not be Chicken Marsala if not made with the amazing wine that is produced in the Marsala region of Sicily. This is my fourth recipe in the series Eating your way to happiness. This week, if you have been keeping up with this blog, I …

Ravioli with a Creamy Pesto Sauce – Eating your way to happiness

Ravioli with a Creamy Pesto Sauce Translated from Italian is Ravioli Alla Pesto Cremoso,  When I lived in Providence, I took a chefs job in an Italian Restaurant in Johnston Rhode Island just outside of Providence. I introduced it on the Specials board one night and it was a huge hit. Emeril, a chef from …

French Bistro Style Quiche – Eating your way to happiness

French Bistro Style Quiche. A name I came up with for the classic Quiche Lorraine. The recipe  came from a French Bistro in Larchmont, New York when I was a young sous chef at the renowned Harry's Sauteuse. It was about 1985 and I was living in this quaint town, I was chef du jour, …

Baked Ziti of the abundant kind – Eating your way to happiness

"Ziti Al Forno Abundanzza" Baked Ziti of the abundant kind.The family recipe dates back to the 17th century. The Golzio family, on my Grandmother's side,  is from the Northern Region of Italy, Piedmonte. There is a small town in that region named San Giuseppe which is just a few kilometers from Biela, an hour west …