It is no secret that I love Italian food, pasta especially, so Ryan and I frequent a few Italian restaurants around town. This recipe was inspired by a dish we had at our favorite restaurant. I made a traditional tomato sauce with Italian sausage, onions and garlic. To make it creamy I added some mascarpone [...]

Also known as Hunter’s Stew, this dish made with pan fried chicken thighs simmered in a rich tomato sauce with flavors of white wine, capers and oregano makes a great weeknight supper.

I don’t often make homemade pizza crust, but I was craving some pizza the other day and happened to have some packets of yeast so I thought what heck, lets give it a try. I wanted to have a little change from the plain pizza dough so I thought about adding some different things. First [...]

So I am going to confess something to you all, I have an addiction to mozzarella. There is just something about this semi- soft cheese that leaves me craving it morning, noon and night. My obsession started when Ryan and I were fortunate enough to go to Italy for our honeymoon a couple of years [...]

Recently I was craving something creamy with just a little kick to it and I always have some pasta in the pantry, so I thought I would indulge myself . The result of my indulgence you ask? This recipe for Cajun Prawn Fettuccine. I must say, it really hit the spot!  I simmered succulent prawns [...]

Pasta is one of my favorite ingredients to work with because there are so many different things that you can do with it. For this quick weeknight supper, I tossed linguine with sauteed chicken breasts and a savory diced tomato sauce cooked with white wine, garlic, shallots and crushed red pepper. Chopped fresh basil thrown [...]

I was trying to think of a side dish for dinner last week, and this simple tomato, potato and mozzarella bake came to mind.  First, I layered thinly sliced tomatoes, potatoes and mozzarella in a casserole dish. Then I sprinkled them with some minced garlic, salt and pepper, and grated Romano cheese before drizzling a [...]

There is just something about a bowl of creamy Fettuccine Alfredo that makes my mouth water. In this recipe, the cream, the butter, the two cheeses and the faint hint of garlic make a wonderful sauce that perfectly coats the pasta. Now this isn’t a light dish, but you need to spoil yourself every once [...]

I have already shared my recipe for Spaghetti and Meatballs but I thought I would also share my recipe for traditional meat sauce. You will find all of the traditional flavors like garlic, oregano, basil and tomato, but I prefer to use Italian sausage because it gives the sauce that little extra kick.

This is a pretty simple pasta, with subtle flavors of garlic, cream and pesto. Prawns are first sauteed with garlic and then combined with a creamy pesto sauce before being tossed with hot linguine.