Italian Archives - fiftytwothursdays https://www.fiftytwothursdays.us/tag/italian/ style + fitness Tue, 19 May 2015 19:35:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Homemade Spaghetti Sauce https://www.fiftytwothursdays.us/foodie/homemade-spaghetti-sauce/ https://www.fiftytwothursdays.us/foodie/homemade-spaghetti-sauce/#respond Fri, 16 May 2014 11:27:49 +0000 http://fiftytwothursdays.us/?p=2265 For lent I gave up pasta and anything Italian related as this is my kryptonite if you know me at all.  So of course the first meal we made after Easter was spaghetti. We had to do it big this time since this was probably the longest I had ever gone with out devouring in my favorite dish (well….lasagna is, but close enough). Tonight, we decided to make our own sauce to make this meal extra special and it was absolutely delicious! Maybe next post we will make our own pasta and truly do it the real Italian way with homemade wine?! Who knows…stay tuned. What you will need.. Noodles: Delverge Bucantini 2lbs Ground Turkey 4 Large Tomatoes 1 Onion 1 Zucchini 1/2 Red Pepper 3 Carrots  1/4 TSP Salt & Peper 1/4 TSP Garlic Powder 1/4 TSP Red Pepper 1/4 TSP Cumin 1/4 TSP Cinnamon 1/4 Cup Greek Yogurt 2oz Sun-dried Tomatoes Basil leaves Most of the items you can find right in your cabinet and mix and subtract to your desire and liking. Begin by liquifying the tomatoes, red pepper, sun-dried tomatoes and zucchini in food processor. Move the sauce to a large pot, heat on med/high, add all spices (note: […]

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]]> https://www.fiftytwothursdays.us/foodie/homemade-spaghetti-sauce/feed/ 0 Gargagliano Christmas Vacation https://www.fiftytwothursdays.us/travel/nycxmas/ https://www.fiftytwothursdays.us/travel/nycxmas/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:25:13 +0000 http://fiftytwothursdays.us/?p=564  For my mom’s birthday this year we gave her a trip to New York City to celebrate, so we loaded up a minivan full of 6 adults + 1 toddler and we drove up to the big city Griswold Christmas Vacation Style.  Surprisingly we made it there in one piece and under 5 hours..so that was a win.  We had a day and a half in the city so we made the most of our short time there, we saw the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, had the best dinner ever at Quality Italian, got a peak of the Today Show and the tree in Rockefeller Center and did a little shopping at FAO Schwarz.  Absolutely nothing beats Christmas time in New York City.  Here are a few pictures of the “Gargagliano Christmas Vacation”. Merry Christmas! Sarah P

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