Carmela Soprano's Rigatoni with Sweet Sausage and Tomato Sauce

Absolutely. 

It's been a long time since I posted one of Carmela's recipes.

So, without further delay...


Back to Carmela's Feeding My Family in Artie's The Sopranos Family Cookbook.

Ah... Rigatoni with Sweet Sausage and Tomato Sauce

It's a nice, basic family recipe.

And it uses up some of those sausages you bought on sale and froze.





Italians regard pasta the way they regard wine.

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Haystacks, an Easy Chocolate Snack - Margaret Ullrich

Got an e mail... 

The Cream Cheese Frosting from the Red Velvet Cake was fine.

But, who needs a half package of cream cheese?



The kids are sooo beyond cream cheese and jelly sandwiches.

The adults, watching their fat intake, are not about to schmear it on toast.

So, what to do with half a package of cream cheese?



No problem.



The holiday season is coming.

Time for snacks and

Homemade Red Velvet Cake l Creamy Icing l Cream Cheese Frosting - Margaret Ullrich

It's funny how recipes go in and out of style.

Fondues, quiches, muffins, cupcakes...

Yep, we've eaten through them all.



Red Velvet Cake is currently enjoying a renewed popularity.

It's not a new recipe.

It's just back in demand.



So it goes.



Some folks prefer a traditional icing.

Others like cream cheese.

I've included both recipes.



Some folks prefer to slice each layer

Links for Christmas / Holiday Favorites

The holidays are the times for traditional recipes.

And it doesn't hurt to try something new.



Here's a collection of some old favorites.

And, hopefully, something that will become a new favorite.



Happy Holidays!!!




1930s Dollar Fruitcake (Winnipeg Free Press)


Light Fruitcake - Margaret Ullrich



Candied Fruit Rind - Margaret Ullrich



Brandied Fruit - Margaret Ullrich



Easy Sugar

Light Fruitcake by Margaret Ullrich

Ah, fruitcake!

The stuff of memories, legends, jokes...



Ah, holiday recipes and the memories they hold...



Even my Pop once made a fruitcake!




Please, give this recipe a look.

I mean, the holiday season is coming.

Company will be at the table, hungry.

You are going to need a dessert or two.

And this recipe can be prepared in advance.





This fruitcake recipe is traditional, but

Links for Easy Family Recipes

This is a busy time for everybody.



But, there are some things that, busy or not, you've just gotta do.

Like eat.



Okay.... these recipes are easy.

And, in many cases, cheap.





As Red Green said, "I'm pullin' for ya!"





The 1960s Co-Op Refrigerator Cheesecake





Anna Sultana's Orange Cranberry Scones



Anna Sultana's Cream Puffs



Anna Sultana's Seven Layer Dinner



Anna

Links for Spices, Spice Blends, Uses and Recipes

It's the Holiday Season!!



There are so many smells and spices in the air.

Delicious... wonderful... inviting...

Try something new!!


Allspice



Anise



Caraway



Cardamom / Sugar & Spice Blend



Cayenne / Tandoorie Spice



Celery Seed / Seafood Spice



Cinnamon / Apple Pie Spice



Cloves / Pumpkin Pie Spice



Coriander Seed / Curry Blend



Cumin / Fajita Blend



Fennel



Ginger

Peaches and Cream Dessert / Peach Melba Pie by Margaret Ullrich

Have a cup of heavy cream in the fridge?

Left over from when you made a pumpkin pie?

Half pint too small, quart too much.

Isn't that always the way.



No one wants jello in November.

Not when it's so cold outside.

It would be a shame to throw the cream away.

So, don't.



Of course you have a couple of tins of peaches on the shelf.

Just sitting there.

Getting dusty.

So, make a dessert

Fruit Bars with Canned Pie Filling by Margaret Ullrich

Cranberries all gone?

Well, selling at 1/3 the original price was a good sale.

And we are talking Winnipeggers.





Still want to make some fruit bars.

Just have some canned pie filling?

Perfect.





                    Fruit Bars



grease a 9 x 13" pan         

preheat oven to 400º           

Bake 30 min.



Mix together

2 Cups flour

2 Tablespoons sugar

5 teaspoons baking powder

1

Cranberry Crumb Bars by Margaret Ullrich (Blueberry Crumb Bars)

Guess the fellow in the produce department finally noticed.

The cranberries at regular price weren't moving.

Just sitting there.

Getting dusty.



So he marked them down.

Finally.



Now's the time to snatch up those babies.

No, I know you won't be cooking a turkey for quite a while.

No problem.

Cranberries freeze well.

Just toss the bag into the freezer.



Not all of them.

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