Chicken Manicotti

Ingredients: 2 cups chicken, cooked and diced 2 eggs, beaten 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided 1 cup grated Parmagiana cheese, divided One 15-ounce container ricotta cheese 1/4 cup fresh basil, chiffonade 1 large clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups half and … Read more

Olive Oil Terminology Seminar Feb 1st at Adams Fairacre Farms in Wappingers, NY

Check that the following may be included on the label: Cold – pressed – A chemical-free process using only pressure, cold pressing produces a higher quality of olive oil which is naturally lower in acidity. The best oils are cold pressed. The oil is obtained through pressing and grinding the olives using heavy granite millstones … Read more

Penne al’ Amalfitano Recipe

Layer a bowl of penne with 825 MAIN Marinara Sauce, a spoon of pesto* and topped with a spoon of ricotta cheese drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. Pesto Ingredients: 1 cup of chopped fresh Italian Parsley 1 ½ cup chopped fresh Basil ½ cup of grated parmagiana cheese ½ cup extra virgin olive oil … Read more

Hudson Valley Basil

Making tomato sauce is easy enough but finding the perfect ingredients is what makes it special.  This week my husband and I went searching for basil to put in our next 825 MAIN tomato Sauce batch.  We want to support Hudson Valley farms.  Our search this past week was for basil.  Our first stop was to Frank Sorbello’s Farm … Read more

La Scuola di Eataly – Olive Oil

825 MAIN Marinara is learning so much from Eataly about olive oils! I have been on a quest to learn more about the olive oil that I put in the 825 MAIN Marinara.  I know what I like and what I don’t like. I needed to find out why so as to know what to … Read more

“Sauce Snob”

I had two wonderful days showcasing my sauce in the Adams Fairacre Farms in both Newburgh and Kingston this weekend.  Talking to people while they experience 825 MAIN Marinara is so much fun!  I love hearing people’s stories! My favorite story was from an Italian woman who was born in the Campania region of Italy.  … Read more