Colon Cancer & Diet
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. There’s a reason why it gets a widely publicized campaign; it affects over 140,000 people in the...
Skip the Chocolate, Buy Sriracha Pasta for Valentines!
There is an important reason we equate food spiciness with love or intimacy. I'll try avoiding the cheesy puns (e.g., "heat up your love...
Feast of the Seven Fish
The Super Bowl of our family’s culinary gatherings is Christmas Eve. Italian-Americans celebrated the Christmas holiday warmup with 7...
"Traditional" Thanksgiving & The Accompanying Leftovers
Let’s face it, Thanksgiving is about food. We show thanks to our loved ones by preparing that food or traveling to the food preparers. ...
Football Season, the Other Holiday Season
Aaahhh, the most wonderful time of the year in Western Pennsylvania. Football season just helps everyone forget that summer is over. ...
A Dietitian’s Take on Cucina Calabrese Pasta
For this blog entry, I wanted an interview with co-owner Francesca Calabrese, who is a registered dietitian. After all, we make a food...
VOTE! Cook time or no cook time
Ethnocentrism (noun): evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own...
Mowing the grass both ways
Like most 10 year olds, getting to operate dangerous machines - like a lawnmover - was fun & exciting at first, but my newly appointed...
"Crab Pasta?": The Evolution from Idea to Product
At our usual meetings, we try to pitch ideas about pasta flavors. There's a bit of malaise about this topic because none of us are chefs...
Add Us on Facebook!
Cucina Calabrese Foods is now on all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram,Twitter) as we try to engage with pasta lovers all over...