CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian visits 83-year-old Pasquale Sciarappa in his New Jersey kitchen.

This all in one dish of Italian frying peppers stuffed to perfection with a mixture of Italian hot sausage, mozzarella cheese, garlic and parsley is a delicious treat, whether served as an appetizer at a gathering or as a main course for a family dinner.

Easy Italian stuffed peppers using bell peppers, rice, ground beef, and marinara. These are topped with mozzarella cheese and baked until bubbly. This is a great dish to make for weeknights and a leftover pepper or two makes a great lunch the next day!

Teresa making her family's traditional Tagliatelle pasta! Tagliatelle is a traditional type of pasta from the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions of Italy. Individual pieces of tagliatelle are long, flat ribbons that are similar in shape to fettuccine and a...

An Italian Grandma making her authentic Minestrone soup!

Teresa and her daught Milania are cooking a big family recipe, "Sunday Sauce"! Some people call it marinara sauce, pasta sauce, or whatever you want! Every Italian family has their own version and recipe, so make sure you find a way to make it your own to...

Marinara sauce, according to Caroline, is something everyone should have "in their kitchen, refrigerator, or freezer at all times."

If you’ve ever been to Italy or dreamed of traveling there, chances are you’ve heard of gelato, the delightful frozen treat that comes in a rainbow of colors and flavors. But what is gelato exactly? Is it just a fancy name for ice cream?

Italian zucchini soup is a wonderful light soup that's perfect for taking all that summer zucchini and turning into a meal. Made with broken spaghetti, hand-crushed canned tomatoes, fresh basil, and parsley, this soup is perfect with Pecorino Romano chee...

Pesto is a sauce that traditionally consists of crushed garlic, European pine nuts, coarse salt, basil leaves, and hard cheese such as Parmigiano-Reggiano or Pecorino Sardo, all blended with olive oil. It originated in Genoa, the capital city of Liguria,...

How Italians Actually Use Herbs And Spices

Eggplant rollatini is a dish consisting of thin slices of eggplant that are fried and rolled up with a ricotta filling, and then topped with sauce.

This is the simplest way to make eggplant parmesan at home. It requires very little time to prepare, needs just a few ingredients (most of which you have already) and makes for a quick clean up. Best of all, your don't have to soak and scrub a giant bakin...

A nice alternative to meat. These eggplant patties are so simple, quick and flavorful.

As easy as it is to prepare a tomato sauce, one of the most important things to master is what order to add all the ingredients to the pot.