panzanella

Bread, Cucumbers, Italian, Peppers, Photo, Salads, Summer, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Apparently, I enjoy making and serving colorful salads. Who needs to live in a monochromatic food world, anyway? Not me, I suppose. A few days…

May 27 2011Read More

italian chicken salad

Almonds, Herbs, Italian, Onions, Peppers, Photo, Poultry, Salads, Vegetables

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I promised to work on seeking out/finding/researching a few more of my signature dishes? Well, after I posted…

May 9 2011Read More

white beans and wilted greens soup

Bacon, Beans, Italian, Pork, Soup, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Winter

My pantry shelves are a mess.  They are packed with odds and ends, bits and pieces — a quarter cup of couscous, five pounds of…

January 29 2011Read More

seven layer cookies

Almonds, Chocolate, Cookies, Italian, Photo

Meet the cookie recipe that single handedly made me want to start my own site.  Sure, I sat on blog the idea for awhile before…

December 20 2010Read More

sweet potato gnocchi

Chestnuts, Italian, Nuts, Pasta, Photo, Potatoes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter

Most traditionalists probably use this time of year stocking up on butter and making endless batches of holiday cookies.  Me?  Not so much.  Over the…

December 10 2010Read More
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