Blood Orange Panna Cotta and Chocolate-dipped Candied Blood Oranges
Celebrating Valentine’s Day after almost a year into the pandemic will either leave you giddy at the thought of a quiet romantic dinner at home …
Chicken Marinated in Red Wine (and a ladybug story)
Don’t let the purple color of this chicken dish scare you away! The taste of the chicken after having marinated in red wine is divine. …
Roasted Pork Loin with Gorgonzola and Pears
As a kid, I hated all cheese except grated parmesan. Growing up, our family didn’t have a lot of money and going out for pizza …
Mom’s Italian Wedding Soup
Few things in life are more comforting than a steaming bowl of soup. Our mom’s legendary soups were the ones that waited for us after …
Kale and Roasted Mushroom Pasta
Anyone else feeling a bit weary with this pandemic cooking? Don’t get me wrong – I *adore* cooking and my kitchen is truly my refuge …
Pasta with Pesto Pantesco
“There are places you leave. And places that never leave you.” A bunch of years ago, I was on a mission to visit as many …
Braised Artichokes with White Wine and Garlic
So…..how the heck is everyone doing out there? Hopefully everyone is weathering this crazy storm with a shred of sanity. I find myself oscillating between …
Comforting Tuscan Ribollita
And suddenly – boom – we have all become full-time home cooks, forced to figure out what the heck to make for dinner for ourselves …
A Little Winter Lemon Love
I adore lemons. And lemon trees. And the smell of lemons blossoms. Their sunny little faces can brighten a dreary winter’s day. Over the years, …
Making Epic Antipasto Boards
Truth be told, I have gotten a bit carried away over the years in making antipasti for dinner parties – at times, spending way more …
Tracing our Roots: Neapolitan Sugo di Pomodoro
The year was 1921, the place Ellis Island. My maternal grandmother, single, arrives into port from Napoli on the ship Patria to be with her …
Sicilian Stuffed Eggplant: Melanzane Ammuttunate
If you have been following us for a while, you know how much we love eggplant – stuffed, fried, baked…you name it. And you might …