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Sunday Gravy with Meatballs and Ribs

December 23, 2017 By Jim Ekman 1 Comment

Sunday gravy is an traditional Italian American dish where various meats are simmered in the tomato sauce making it "gravy". Without the simmering meats it might be a marinara sauce or something else. Anyway after simmering, the meats are removed from the sauce and served … [Read more...] about Sunday Gravy with Meatballs and Ribs

Filed Under: Braise, Cooking, Pasta Tagged With: baby back ribs, bloom, gravy, meatballs, ribs, tomato, tomatoes

Mushroom Baked Ziti with Blue Cheese

December 23, 2017 By Jim Ekman Leave a Comment

Baked Ziti took me a long time to learn. It seems really simple, but there are a lot of things to think about. You need two sauces: one cheese and one tomato. My early attempts, put too much emphasis on the tomato sauce and not enough on the cheese sauce and the cheese. My first … [Read more...] about Mushroom Baked Ziti with Blue Cheese

Filed Under: Baked Pasta, Cooking Tagged With: aged gouda, Baked Ziti, blue cheese, mushroom, Parmesan, tomato, tomatoes, ziti

Pizza Sauce

September 23, 2017 By Jim Ekman 2 Comments

I've been working on homemade pizza for over 40 years. I finally got it to where I like it almost every time. I make all kinds of pizza: New York Style, Napoletano Wood Fired, California Wood Fired, Chicago Deep Dish, Thin Crust. Here at home we have a prep list for pizza that is … [Read more...] about Pizza Sauce

Filed Under: Baked Pasta, Cooking, Pizza, Plant Based, Vegan Tagged With: Baked Ziti, fennel, pizza, tomato, tomatoes

Tomatoes and Poached Eggs

March 25, 2017 By Jim Ekman Leave a Comment

Here's a picture of my breakfast back is September: a couple of poached eggs over a warmed up tomato fresh from the garden. The eggs came form the chickens in the back yard. The eggs are sprinkled with chives from the garden as well as salt and pepper. Served with half a peach … [Read more...] about Tomatoes and Poached Eggs

Filed Under: Breakfast, Cooking, Poached Tagged With: eggs, poached, toast, tomatoes

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