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I love easter time, Spring is in the air, it’s no longer quite as cold, and of course the Easter Bunny brings lots of treats! While the Easter bunny doesn’t bring Easter Bread, it’s another sweet treat that’s perfect to enjoy with the family. Easter bread is common in Italian communities and has a lot …
So what do you do when you have too much basil leftover from your farmers market haul? You make pesto! What do you do when you have lots of pesto? You whip up pesto chicken meatballs of course! An easy and tasty way to both use up your extra pesto and liven up your meatball …
Growing up with Italian heritage eggplant was always a staple. I’m sure we had it at least once a week as a side dish, appetizer, entree. Our kitchen was never short on this deep purple veggie. Although eggplant parmesan is considered a quintessential Italian American dish it was usually reserved for special occasions at our …
Eggplant is an Italian staple. Although eggplant parmesan is the popular recipe, my favorite is a slightly lighter option that my grandmother used to make, eggplant boats. With the option to be vegetarian and loaded with peppers, onions and mushrooms, this recipe lets the vegetable rainbow take center stage rather than covering them up with …
Winter is officially here and that means warm, cozy & nostalgic home cooked meals are on the menu. When I’m looking to get cozy on the couch for dinner there’s nothing like a nice plate of lasagna. I love the warm cheesy goodness and the memories it brings back of cooking in the kitchen with …
Silky, Creamy Tiramisu but make it Fall? Say no more, I got the perfect recipe to satisfy the basic witch in you. Pumpkin Tiramisu. The great thing about tiramisu is that you don’t have to mess around with actually baking anything. This is a no oven recipe. Using the pre-made lady fingers saves you the …
Tacos and lasagna, both amazing on their own, now combining them, what could be better! The baked gooey layered goodness of lasagna, but with all the flavors of delicious tacos. This recipe uses corn tortillas rather than pasta sheets layered with ground beef, veggies, salsa and cheese sauce. The corn tortillas give a delicious texture …
My family is Italian and I love pasta. While I didn’t grow up eating pasta every day or even every week it’s definitely a comfort food. There’s just something about a bowl of pasta, of any variety that can just warm your heart. Looking for a healthier twist on the Italian American classic ‘Baked Ziti’ …
This classic Italian dish looks complicated because of the number of ingredients. But when you get down to it, the basics of this recipe is a breaded chicken. EASY! And the sauce which is made of spices hidden in the back of your spice rack and of course the sweet Marsala wine. Which surprisingly can …
When I was making the Marshmallow icing for the S’mores Cupcakes, I had a lot of left over Meringue. Everyone that knows me knows I hate wasting food. Instead of throwing out perfectly good meringue that I worked so hard to get correct. I decided to make Classic Meringue cookies. The difficult part of making …