Cooking with Da Giulia

 

Hello, and welcome to the Da Giulia blog! I set out in this blog to show that so many recipes include Tomatoes or Tomato Sauce, and if that don’t, it’s always pretty easy to incorporate them in the recipes.  Now, I am a little biased on the brand of pasta sauce to use, because I am in the Pasta Sauce business, and own a line of pasta sauces under the name da Giulia.   I can honestly say the business was born, on a desire to bring my family recipes to others. 

Tomato Basil Fresh Mozzarella Crostini

Does anyone really ever get tired of this combo?  seriously? tired?  I get that maybe some people dont think they should eat that much bread, and some people shouldnt eat so much cheese, but lets face it, this is a well worth indulgence.  Hands down, my favorite...

Spaghetti Carbonara

I have a go to in Italian restaurants when I don't know what to order. I order the Spaghetti Carbonara because I always like to see how different it can be made.  Twists on the basic carbonara which is pasta, with pancetta, parmesan cheese, and egg, can be anything...

Gnocchi Pesto

Growing up in my Italian household, I suspect I had homemade Gnocchi more than most non Italians, however, that said, we still didn't dine on it very often.  I want to say maybe 3-4 times a year.  When we did though, it was a big treat.  I still can remember the long...

Avocado Tomato Basil Grilled Cheese Sandwich

I love love this blog.  They focus on a lot of local producers and easy recipes, which is right up my alley.  This recipe is quite simply just delicious.  Its creamy and gooey with the added bonus of being so easy to prepare, and loaded with tons of nutrients.  The...

Spaghetti Tomato Basil and Fresh Mozzarella

So we made a Tomato Basil Panini the other day, and because we don't like waste, and we were in a hurry, we went for the obvious, Pasta!  I get it that is so easy to make a recipe that is only 4 ingredients, but in general, I don't want a blog with difficult recipes,...