Maple Roasted Carrot Salad With Blood Oranges, & Shaved Grana Padano I could eat some type of roasted vegetable daily as something magical happens to them during the roasting process. The natural sugar within the vegetable caramelizes, creating an earthy sweetness that is delicious. I honestly do not eat manyRead More →
Parmesan Encrusted Chicken Breast Cutlets With Roasted Pepper Sauce I tried this dish after spying it on the menu of a casual Italian restaurant menu in our area. It was listed as a daily special for a couple of months and I loved this dish so much that I orderedRead More →
Roasted Root Vegetables With Farro I love making a big grain-based salad during the week that we can enjoy at lunch for a couple of days. Farro is usually my grain of choice as I learned to love it living in Umbria, Italy, a few months each year. In Umbria,Read More →
Herbed Golden Brown Chicken Thighs With Farro, Spinach, And Burst Tomatoes It is not often you will come across passion and poultry being used in one sentence, but I must admit that I am quite enamored with chicken for some strange reason. It is only chicken that I have anRead More →
Apple Rosemary Focaccia I make focaccia at least once a week. It is excellent for snacking on, making sandwiches, and serving at lunch and dinner alongside a bowl of soup or pasta. All of my grandkids love focaccia, and in fact, unless I hide it by freezing some of it,Read More →
Pizza with Brussels Sprouts & Sausage We have a pizza oven at both our home here in Michigan and our farmhouse in Umbria, Italy. My husband is the pizzaiola, though, so when he is away from home and I am craving pizza, I make it in the oven. To getRead More →
Creamy Roasted Mushroom Soup I seem to be on a soup binge lately and find myself making two or three new soups every week. Although we do have a number of all time favorite soup recipes, I get bored of making the same thing too often, so I am alwaysRead More →
Pasta With Preserved Tomato Sauce Spending more time at home due to the Pandemic has meant I am spending more time in my kitchen, testing many more recipes. I have found that both my husband and I enjoy planning and preparing involved meals together. This is a perfect pastime forRead More →
The Foods Of Love Valentine’s Day has now become a very large, commercial affair, but it still remains a special time for us to tell those we love how important they are to us. Every year, as February 14th approaches, candy, flowers, gifts, and cards are exchanged between loved ones,Read More →
The Food Of Love Valentine’s Day has now become a very large, commercial affair, but it still remains a special time for us to tell those we love how important they are to us. Every year, as February 14th approaches, candy, flowers, gifts, and cards are exchanged between loved ones,Read More →