Linguine piccanti con polpo e olive: Spicy linguine with octopus and olives
Octopus is so easy to find, it’s too bad people don’t cook with it more. You can buy it fresh at fish stores or frozen …
Sundried Tomato Topped Roasted Salmon with Lentils
Oh my – how I have missed you guys! I haven’t posted in a month!!! Work has left me circling the globe and little time for my food loving …
Wild Mushroom and Garlic Chicken
This dish is another quick and simple one to prepare….great for a quick weeknight dinner after a long day of work. This easy fall-inspired dish can …
Fall Comforts: Simple Lentil Spinach Soup
Fall has arrived! Chilly, sweater snuggling weather is finally here after a very hot, dry summer here in the East. Although I dread the days …
Wild Mushroom and Chicken Risotto
With the weather turning to fall, we were in the mood for a woodsy mushroom risotto last evening. The thought of the creamy rice melding …
Vongole al Vino Bianco and Tyler Florence!
OMG! While sitting in the lounge of a hotel yesterday in San Francisco who walked in but Tyler Florence!!!! And I shook his hand! I …
Childhood Memories: Steak Pizzaiola
Ahhh, comfort food. I had little time to make dinner this evening and had some steak thawing in the fridge. Not sure how I wanted …
Galette of White Peaches and Tomatoes
This dessert is a delightful surprise! It mixes juicy white peaches with sweet yellow tomatoes – yes, tomatoes! I first made this delicious treat a …
Stefano’s Pear, Pecorino and Arugula Salad
It is steamy, hot and humid here on the East Coast today. With my recent visit to Italy fresh in my mind, I knew from the …
Sicilian Seafood Couscous
Il mio amore was coming for dinner last eve and I was in the mood for something I rarely make – couscous. This typically Arab …
Summer Zucchini Tomato Torta
Oh my!! It has been almost a month since I posted, my dear friends! Summer has been filled with travels near and far and I …
Pasta with Fresh Crabmeat, Tomato and Basil
After leafing through a few Italian cooking magazines that I picked up while in Italy last week, a simple crabmeat pasta lodged in my brain and was …