the remaking of a kitchen

i looked through my rather jumbled recipe box and found the treasured recipes from an old italian family. the actual italian sausage sandwich recipe wasn't there, but i found the name of the italian grocery where the best sausages are found. there were directions for making ravioli, crushed olives, tomato sauce and roasting peppers. all the necessary stuff! someday soon. last night i made the sort-of version of lacasa pizza. the dough recipe calls for baking powder as the leavening agent, and i am not totally satisfied with the taste and texture. the rest of the flavor and layering is spot on....it's unusual in that it's the sauce, the cheese and then the ground beef! most pizzas are layered in the opposite order. go figure. it does taste good and certainly makes us feel nostalgic! the next time i will make a yeast dough and see if that doesn't make it all perfect!

Labels: italian recipes, lacasa, nostalgia