There’s Lots of ‘Wining’ in Barolo
The region of Piedmont in Northwestern Italy is one of the best-known wine regions. We focused our time in Barolo today, and so glad we did! …
Pasta
Pasta Mediterranean Style
Mediterranean style food helps me calm down. It seems to balance out whatever craziness is going on – whether it’s my brain exploding from publishing my …
Happy Meal – White Bean, Chicken, And Pasta
The traditional Italian dish “pasta e fagioli” translates to “pasta and beans.” And that’s just what I’m cooking! Cannellini or white beans are the common beans …
Mediterranean Pasta Salad – Zucchini NOT Included
Summer is winding down, and I don’t think I’ve ever been looking forward to a cool rainy afternoon as much as this year. It was one …
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Sicilian Caponata Marries Pasta
One of my favorite things to do is to take cooking classes. Shocker I know. What I love about taking a class is learning new cooking …
Love Hungarian Style… Converted To Italian Style Goulash
Do you have a favorite “go-to” meal that you just have to have when you are not feeling well? Soups have such a calming and nurturing …
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow – You’ll Find Artisan Pasta
When you think of a rainbow, I’m sure you don’t automatically think of rainbow-colored artisan pasta… or do you? If nothing else, this blog might encourage …
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Oh The Pastabilities – Tortellini With Butternut Squash & Sausage
Visiting Bologna, Italy several times has left me with many beautiful memories of the meats, cheeses, pastas, wines, the city of Bologna, and the countryside …
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Cooking The Books – Fettuccine With Sage Butter, Bacon, And Artichokes
Cooking The Books is a clever title for a book club that focuses on cookbooks. Our local library hosts this bookclub every month and it’s not …
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If You Like Tuna, Like I Like Tuna – Try This Tuna Pasta Salad
What can I say about salads? Just that I love them and can eat them almost every day for lunch and/or dinner, especially in the …
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One-Pan Pasta & Sausage Dinner
It amazes me how everything in life cycles. Kitchen cooking tools for example. It seems like I’ve spent my life collecting the perfect pots and pans, …
Penne For Your Thoughts
Two weeks post complicated back surgery (recovery going well), you probably don’t want to know my thoughts. The anesthesia “fog” brain has left my vocabulary somewhat …