Tina To Table

Here you’ll find everything I’m preparing in my kitchen— from veggies, to leftovers and pasta. I eat simply, and I cook for one, but love cooking for others. And no matter what, I always pause to plate pretty.
Eating for love, a variety of flavor, and with a whole foods mindset is what helped me lose over 150 lbs on my own and keep it off for the last 25 years.
Most of my meals are often times the result of freestyle recipe free ingredient riffing and a trip to the market. Produce and protein are my passion, and I hope that you won’t simply come here for a recipe - but that you’ll read, cook and create a new story of your own.
I believe that there is power in a stocked pantry and freezer. There is power in cooking our own food.
From traditional Italian dishes, and meals of my childhood, to alternative sweets, vegan and vegetarian swaps— there’s something for everyone.
Let this serve as inspiration and let’s eat for health!

Posts tagged fresh pasta

14 Years Later, A Bolognese Recipe

I’ve been told by a good friend, and trustworthy cook, that my bolognese is the best that he has ever had. If you knew my 6’5” honest to a fault friend, you would know that these words are to be taken as a compliment of the highest order. He is tall, can fill a room with laughter or fear, is brutally candid and equally kind. There are many reasons to love him, including the fact that he almost always picks up the phone when I need his advice. When we were on the phone, some weeks ago, before I left NY, we were catching up. Shooting the breeze about colonoscopies and the weekend. He said “We had dinner at a friend’s house. It was nice. He made bolognese. But it was no Tinamarie bolognese. I’ve yet to eat a bolognese that was that good ever again.”

dinnertina corradoJuly 1, 2024bolognese, pasta, suace, fresh pasta, sunday meals

A Childhood Tale of Cheddar Cheese

The thread that has always woven our family story together was, and probably always will be, food. From the planning of meals, to grocery shopping, scoring a sale on escarole or broccoli rabe - this is where my mom and I meet. Growing up, food was our shared love language. Mealtime was common ground in a home where broken English was spoken and where my grandmother threw shoes at my grandfather in fiery frustration and anger when he was being stubborn or mean. But, mostly, we gathered in love. Even if food was something that made me feel shameful and embarrassed, it was the method of joy, source and maybe even our connection to God.

dinner, vegetariantina corradoFebruary 19, 2024pasta, fresh pasta, zucchini, cheese, cheddar cheese