Lasagna (Family Circle, May 1966)

This is a classic recipe where you have to boil your own noodles first. Texturewise, it comes out just like my grandma’s lasagna. I have typed the recipe exactly as I found it on the violet-bordered index card that came in May, 1966, bound between the glossy pages of Family Circle. “Always tops! Recipe makes… Continue reading Lasagna (Family Circle, May 1966)

Grandma’s Marinara Sauce

My grandma liked things simple, like her marinara sauce. This is the family go-to sauce for Italian cooking. The sauce is of course, great on pasta, and great as an integral part of making lasagna. But the thing we cook most often in it is Grandma’s Meatballs. She was not a great lover of garlic,… Continue reading Grandma’s Marinara Sauce