vegetarian lasagna

Best Italian Food in Chicago's Ukranian Village

In my neighborhood? Don’t call me, but do eat some Italian food nearby. Click on the blue bubbles to read about my favs:

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The Real Jersey Shore Controversy: No Italian Food

I fear I look like Nicole from Jersey Shore. Say it ain't so.

Italian-American groups want to whack MTV’s Jersey Shore’s cast and creators (and now they probably want to whack me for that whack reference).  What’s got their meatballs in a knot? According to three Italian-American groups:

the cast makes all Italian-Americans look stupid [...]

Pasta Fritte Recipe: Italian Fried Dough

Check out this video of my mom, my sister and I making pasta fritte. This Northern Italian dish is fried dough, which you then stuff with cold cuts like salami and cheese.

Ingrediants:

Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix, prepared according to directions on box
flour
3 cups olive oil
salami, cheese and other cold cuts

Directions: