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Recipe of the Week – Comfort Food

April 7, 2009 at 9:35 am Leave a comment

hoagie

They go by different names, depending on what part of the country you are from.  They are the  foods you turn to when you just want something good; something familiar.  It may be a hoagie (northeast); po’boy (New Orleans) or sub sandwich (west coast) and let’s not forget grinder, hero and Italian sandwich.  You may choose to go with mayo, oil and vinegar or just plain; hot banana peppers or not… With the advent of the national chains they all blend together, taking with them some of what I think makes the sandwich special in my mind.  Maybe I am different but I can’t wait to get back to Jersey and pick up a hoagie from the Varsity deli shop, no Subway for me.

pencil points

So now that we have taken care of lunch let’s look at dinner.  For me it’s “pencil points”; the penne pasta that has a pointed shape at the ends, covered with some thick and rich tomato sauce.  Where I grew up; in the east, the small independent restaurants always had a side of pencil points on the menu.  We showed you our spaghetti sauce recipe back in June of 2008, Meal Planning – Winning the Trifecta. I like to serve mine with the chicken cacciatore found on emealsforyou.com.

So, go make yourself something “comfortable”; make enough for the whole family.

Entry filed under: Dinners. Tags: comfort food, hoagie, pasta, penne, po'boy, spaghetti sauce, submarine sandwich.