Creamy mozzarella, salty prosciutto and a tangy tomato vinaigrette make this salad fit for any special occasion.

Penne pasta with tomatoes, cream, basil, vodka and bacon, it doesn’t get much better.

All the goodness of caprese salad sandwiched between two wonton wrappers and fried until crispy. Oh. My. Word.

Spaghetti with Browned Butter and Mizithra Cheese. I just discovered browned butter and I think I’m in love.

My Christmas-y take on the November Daring Baker’s Challenge. Cannoli with Peppermint Mascarpone Filling.

Here it is the day before one of the quintessential American holidays, Thanksgiving, and I’m sharing with you an Italian inspired recipe.  But I was just thinking that come Friday morning, the thought of a steaming hot plate of mashed potatoes and turkey might be the furthest thing from your mind. Instead you may want [...]

Fall and winter generally mean lots of hearty, comfort food. Much of this food is pretty heavy to say the least. Not that that is a bad thing, everyone knows how many mashed potatoes I can eat. But with Thanksgiving only a week away, eating lighter the week before always seems like such a good [...]

I thought I would step away from comforting Thanksgiving food for today and turn to a different kind of comfort food: pasta. Spaghetti Puttanesca to be exact. Legend has it that this spicy, salty pasta was a favorite of, to use the family friendly term, “ladies of the night”. Apparently these “ladies” found the inexpensive [...]

Brace yourself folks.  This chicken is ah-mazing. Lick your plate and plead for more amazing. Allow me to elaborate. First a chicken breast is breaded and pan fried until golden. Then that perfectly cooked, perfectly golden chicken breast is topped with a lemony-buttery-cappery (I may have made up words just now but that is how [...]

I don’t know quite how to start this so I am just going to throw it out there. This pasta is good. Real good. So good, that when I was eating it I was thinking to myself  “I may never need to make another pasta dish. And forget ordering pasta at a restaurant.” Alright maybe, [...]