Category Italian
Giant Bean Lasagna
What is it best thing about pizza or lasagna that you love? Is it the cheese? Is it the tomato-y sauce? Is it the blend of cheese and tomato-y sauce? I discovered this delicious recipe that gives you the tastes of pizza or lasagna without the noodles or crust. The filling is giant lima beans […]
One-Pot Pasta a la Martha Stewart
It’s summer. It’s very hot. I hardly want to cook, but it’s pasta night and I need something simple to make. I found this Martha Stewart One-Pan Pasta recipe. Really? One pan? Can this be? One dish to clean? I have to try this out. The recipe is very straight-forward. The only substitution I made was […]
Pasta with Sun-dried Tomatoes
I am the happy owner of Angela Liddon’s vegan cookbook – Oh She Glows Every Day – and she has terrific recipes on her wonderful ohsheglows.com. And I also had the opportunity to watch a YouTube episode – Shop your Freezer First to Save Money ~ The Freezer Treasure Hunt Episode with Mairlyn Smith and […]
Goat Cheese and Caramelized Onion Tart
I love watching Ina Garten, a.k.a. the Barefoot Contessa, live on Foodnetwork TV. She makes everything look so easy to do at home. I have made lots of her recipes from lots of her books, and I must admit that every one has come out successfully. The appetizer that I am making today is based […]
Bringing some Italy back home
It has been a wonderful 10 days away. A week hiking in the awesome Sorrento region of Italy plus a few more days based in Naples. But my favourite outing was the ferry boat ride to Procida, a small less touristy fishing island not too far off the Amalfi Coast. My husband and I studied […]
Pesto Control
I returned home from a two week vacation. It had rained a lot while I was gone and I knew that my garden beds and grass would be overrun with weeds. My herb plants looked healthy but overgrown. My lemon balm was overtaking its corner of the garden bed. My poor chive plants were unfortunately […]
Farmer’s Pasta — Grown up Comfort Food
When I was growing up, one of my most memorable lunches was macaroni and cheese: elbow pasta with melted Kraft Velveeta cheese mixed in — I hate to admit this but I thought it was the best lunch ever. From here I graduated to Kraft Dinner for those gourmet university days and I also prepared […]
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