Growing up my father adored his fried food, most of that in the form of delicious Italain fare, and he was an amazing cook. His chicken parm was the best. Our standing joke between me and my fireman is he married me for my Dad’s chicken parm, becasue my Dad would make Henry his own tray and no one…
Category: Kid Friendly Cuisine
Mustard Glazed Lemon Chicken with Roasted Broccolini
This is a healthy meal made on a sheet pan. You have your protein and veg right there, less mess, easy cleanup, and dinner is ready in 45 minutes, depending on the size of your chicken pieces. This is a low fat dish and can be reduced even further if you use low fat mayonnaise. …
Retro Salisbury Steak
Growing up I had my fair share of Salisbury steak which, make no mistake, was not steak but ground chuck from Foodtown. Fast forward to modern-day, and my spin on this classic. It begins with freshly ground, you guessed it, steak, which I use with a mix of sirloin and a nice T-bone, I…
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
One of my favorite breads to make is banana bread. My teens have been inhaling this bread since the time they were toddlers. It is the prefect Saturday morning accompaniment to a warm plate of eggs and bacon, or as an afternoon snack with a cup of tea! Or a sneaky late night snack that…
Best Bolognese Sauce
There are so many variations to this dish. I like to use cream instead of milk, but milk is authentic to this dish, in Italy. But cream gives it a richer taste. I vary this too by using a mix of ground chuck, pork and veal. In this dish I will be using ground chuck. …
Chinese Chicken and Broccoli
Growing up one of my dearest best friends was Chinese American. Her mother was a fabulous cook, and made many authentic Chinese meals for my family as a way to show her gratitude to my Mom who would often watch my friend while her Mom worked, since my Mom was a stay at home Mom,…
Salted Caramel Apple and Pear Tart
Nothing says fall like apples, caramel and tart. Ok maybe pumpkin lattes, but to me I love apples and caramel. This dessert is so elegant and so simple, you don’t even have to use homemade pie dough. Most of the time I make my own pie dough but I have been so busy creating recipes…
Italian Rustica Beef Stew
I was fortunate growing up because both of my parents could cook very well. My Dad was strongly influenced by his Italian roots, and my mother her Irish. When it came to stew both of them had a little different take on theirs and it led to some fun competition as to who’s was superior. …
Smoky Eggplant “Bacon”
Recently a friend posted a recipe for Eggplant Bacon. Now being the bacon snob that I am, my initial reaction was yeah right, nothing could take the place of heavenly pork bacon, not even turkey bacon which I begrudgingly eat from time to time, to be healthyish! Lets face it, some things you just cannot replicate…
Mozzarella en Carrozza
When I was growing up, long before there were the knock off mozzarella sticks there was Mozzarella en Carroza. My Dad use to make a version of this with Italian bread and mozzarella, which were so deilsh. I cannot remember how he made his, so I had to rely on making them close to how I imagine…