Kallas says her Italian grandmother, from New Jersey, and all her friends from the old country made meatballs and spaghetti sauce the way they had been taught. Well, actually, they made gravy and ...

His great grandparents, Angelo and Filomena Montemarano, opened Monte’s Venetian Room in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, in 1945, ...

After reading Pazzo's blue crab in red sauce recipe last week, Pip26 wrote, "Blue crabs in red gravy is a Sicilian dish. My mother cooked this frequently when meat was not allowed for Catholics to ...

My Italian Mom's Pasta Sauce or "Gravy" I’m not exaggerating when I say my mom’s gravy (or pasta sauce) is so darn delicious—and the aroma truly speaks for itself. To paint ...

Maybe it was the rich family history of their recipe or the blend of secret ingredients, but their Palumbo Perfecto sauce won the contest. Prass and her mom took home not only bragging rights as ...

Tomato is the star of this homemade red gravy (aka spaghetti sauce). It's a very traditional Italian recipe, slightly different than American versions, that's thick and filled with great flavor ...

This version of the classic meaty sauce is hearty and rich, with a deep savory flavor. Spoon it over a bowl of pappardelle or toss with your favorite pasta shape.

These meatballs — recipe courtesy of the author’s nonna — are made with a combination of beef and Italian sausage and simmered in tomato sauce, making for light, tender, flavorful meatballs.

Italian-Americans will defend – with gusto – their position, citing grandmothers in Naples, great-grandmothers in Sicily and recipes that survived the trip from the Old Country.

Another theory is that descendants of the great wave of Italian immigration at the start of the 20 th century are Gravy People, while those who came more recently went with sauce.