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Aunt Rose’s Spaghetti

This recipe comes from my dad.  We’ve made this spaghetti for as long as I can remember and it’s always good.  It comes from my great Aunt Rose, as you’ll see: If you’re looking for comfort food that’s quick and easy, this is it. Aunt Rose was a family legend, an outsized woman with an [...]

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Sunday gravy

My friend Michaela sends in this recipe that’s perfect for a big family gathering or any night you have Tony and Carmela over for dinner. This is an adaptation of a recipe from The North End Italian Cookbook by Marguerite Buonopane. When I lived in Boston in 1997-98, we developed the habit of eating in [...]

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Here’s Vicky’s second recipe. Mushroom spaghetti When I want comfort food, this recipe is often the choice.  The key to this Northern Italianesque dish is to cook the onions ‘til they’re thoroughly done and sweet, but not brown.  I never knew onions could be so sweet.  In fact, sometimes I’ve made this without the mushrooms [...]

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