Sunday At the Giacomettis

Forget those green bell peppers.  I know they are easy to grow here but that is no excuse. I have heard people tell me they don't eat them.  I pray  they give them away.  Green peppers are high in acid, are thick skinned, and normally have bitter in taste.   What do they do with them?  I would  like to know. I only grow red, yellow and orange varieties. When I can't grow them,  I look for them endlessly at local markets.    This recipe, is an easy, traditional Summer recipe  that my mom always prepared during the  Summer season.  With very few ingredients, the flavor of the pepper and basil  is intense.  I am suspicious   that this recipe has some Neopolitan roots as it was originally covered in Tomato sauce.   It is always delicious.  The meat stuffing is infused with the sweet peppers.   I couldn't wait for the timer to go off and dig in. ...

  When our dear friends craved something Italian, I just had to comply.  What better way to celebrate Valentine's day with some food from the country that started it all.  Truth be told, they had been through so much lately as a family.  We were very happy to hear our friend was recovering so well from his surgery.  Time for a celebration!~ I began cooking early in the day.  Nothing like some comforting Chicken cutlet Parmigiana.  But I decided to make some pasta too. Had some sausages on hand along with my jarred Roasted red peppers.  So why not?   I don't know a Southerner who doesn't like Sausage.  It's not just for breakfast.  In fact, make sandwiches for lunch the next day.  The possibilities are endless in the Italian Kitchen.   Buon Appetito! Serves 8-10 Ingredients: 2 packages of Sausages.  I used Italian sweet sausage. Approx. 2 pounds (Can be made with less.  Just make appropriate adj...