Second Time Around – Orecchiette & Spinach
My grandmother was the queen of making leftovers into another amazing meal. I’m not sure if it was her upbringing in an Italian family with 14 …
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Take Five Italian Minutes (Cinque Minuti) For Five Favorites
The tides of summer are waning as fall peaks thru. Students are back in school and football has resumed. What does all this mean for me? …
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Tried & True Balsamic Chicken & Brandied Onions
Have you run out of ways to fix chicken? Face it, chicken is very versatile and can be adapted to many types of recipes, but sometimes …
A California Culinary Experience – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
As we continue our journey south through California we are enjoying the beautiful countryside but not the intense heat that has encapsulated this area of the …
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Classic Macaroni Salad
Do you ever wake up in the morning and wonder, “Where did I put X?” You look everywhere you think you might have left it and …
Tomato Tomaaato Basil Pasta Salad
This spring I planted Roma tomatoes in the garden. In years past I’ve focused on San Marzonos for the purpose of pasta sauce makings at the …
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 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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