Good Dinner Mrs. Mellen

Pasta is a deliciously quick, easy meal that you can prepare for a wonderful week meal. I like to customize my sauces by adding different ingredients.  I strongly recommend using San Marzano tomatoes from Italy my personal favorite. A plumb tomato the  flesh is much thicker with fewer seeds, and the taste is stronger, sweeter and less acidic than Roma tomatoes.  If you decide to use San Marzano tomatoes look for the label to be marked certified. Another splurge that I sometime indulge is buying fresh pasta especially fettuccini. Well worth the extra cost for a special meal. When I am cooking with canned tuna I always use Italian style tuna packed in olive oil which adds more flavor than regular can tuna. Pasta with Italian Tuna 2 tablespoon olive oil 4 clove minced garlic 1/2 cup chopped kalamata olives 2 teaspoon chopped capers 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 can(28 oz) San Marzano Peeled Tomatoes, Cento 2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaf...

I love to create easy weekday meals that just burst with flavor. Being of Italian heritage I learned at an early age from my mother that you should only consume food that taste delicious. Meticulous preparation was so important to my mother who enjoyed the art of cooking instilling in me that food is love that your share with family and friends. I have continued her tradition preparing meals with the focus on flavor and taste. All you need to add as my mother is fond of saying is a pinch or this, a dash of that, just doctor it up! Still at ninety five she knows how to make food sing with flavor. Roasted Cauliflower with Italian Tuna over Pasta 1 head cauliflower, chopped six skin-on garlic cloves 2 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 salt 1/4 black pepper 1/4 red pepper flakes 1 cup Parmesan cheese 3 tablespoon butter two tablespoons pine nuts, toasted 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, toasted Italian yellow fin tuna in olive oil 1 tablespoon capers 1 pound pasta or spaghetti On a shee...