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Italian Marinara Sauce – Santelli Family Style

Santelli Style Marinara Sauce

There are few things that can rile me. Crocs are one of those things and spaghetti sauce from a jar or can is one of the others. Yes, I understand that some people have never been taught, cannot be bothered or just do not think that making a homemade spaghetti sauce is simple to accomplish. …

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Breaded Chicken Cutlets (Baked)

Baked Breaded Chicken Cutlets

For an updated post with pictures read: Oven Baked Breaded Italian Chicken Cutlets: Step by Step with Pictures I am not the biggest fan of fried food, but I do enjoy the flavor that the breading can bring to food. Whereas fried food in my opinion needs to be eaten hot and fresh to enjoy …

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Free Food – Re-growing your onions

Green Onions

I don’t know why it hasn’t occurred to me before, that green onions (also known as spring onions, green shallots, onion sticks, scallions, long onions, salad onions, syboes, baby onions, precious onions, or yard onions) are just like any other bulb that you would plant in the garden. And similarly they re-grow each year. I …

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Risotto with Portabellas & Asiago

Risotto with Portabellas & Asiago

It never ceases to amaze me that rice is one of the most versatile vehicles in which to convey flavor, texture and even aroma, yet it is so simple to prepare. If one can evolve from “one-minute cooked rice” or even the pre-cooked rice that is frozen and only requires to be steamed in a …

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Italian Meatballs – Santelli Family Style

Italian Meatballs

As a child I remember going to my great grandmother’s house in New Jersey and sitting down for an afternoon of eating. The afternoon would start with this special round Italian bread, butter and strong stove top brewed coffee. Then the pan fried meatballs would be served, with the chicken soup with small pasta coming …

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