Today's recipe is a classic of Roman cooking: the name comes from Amatrice, a town in Lazio; from here the farmers that travelled down to Rome with their produce, including fresh ewe's milk cheese (pecorino) and mountain pigs, also imported this way of cooking maccheroni and bucatini. It is not a dish for anyone wanting to slim…but it's delicious!
Even if it is not a traditional Tuscan dish, this is a very popular sauce...at the end, Romans are close neighbors of us, and when it comes to food and wine we’re all big brothers...when it comes to soccer though, well, that’s another story. The most popular version of this dish is prepared with Bucatini, a commond kind of pasta in Italy...but nowhere to be found in our neighborhood! So we cooked spaghetti.

Also, we are happy to introduce you to a magnificent wine, oh life is beautiful when you come across this kind of surprises. Our bottle of Ornellaia made our night a memorable one...sorry, too many adjectives?
Welcome back to the Tuscan Gun, please join us for a Midnight Spaghetti Date!

Spaghetti all’ Amatriciana
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 30-40 for the sauce,...for the pasta check the box!

Ingredients (serves 4): 1Lb of bucatini if you are lucky enough to find them, otherwise spaghetti is perfect.
1/2 Lb of streaky Bacon (or regular bacon)
2 spoonfuls of Olive Oil

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Tags: olive oil, tomatoes, bacon, pecorino, hot pepper, onion, amatriciana

We finally are keeping up with the promises.
Today we had a very special guest for lunch.

A very sweet woman that is very close to our family and that we have the pleasure to share many meals and celebrations with...
She is a great actress of Italian heritage, and always reminded Deb and I of a modern Anna Magnani...

Ladies and Gents,
from the HBO hit show The Sopranos we happily and proudly introduce,

Katherine Narducci!!!

Applause...

Beef Ragout Sauce
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 5
Cooking Time: about 30 min.

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Tags: beef, pasta, cheese, fruit, pears, wine, special guests, hbo, katherine narducci, the sopranos

Hi Everybody,

Welcome to our Pilot Episode.

Today's Menu:
- Prosciutto & Arugula Rolls Appetizer
- Red Sauce Spaghetti

Red Sauce:
Prep Time: 5
Cooking Time: 15

Ingredients:
1/2 red onion
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 can of pelati (16 ounces)
2 handful of fresh basil
1 hot red pepper
Salt, Pepper
Fresh grated parmesan

Goes well with...
Every time you'll see that a dish requires some red sauce...well, this is the recipe!

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Tags: pasta, sauce, prosciutto, basil, spaghetti, pelati, arugula, olive oil