Mediterranean Mini Meat Loaves

I am so excited about this recipe I can hardly contain myself.  For one it is relatively healthy, and for another it just tastes so damn good.  Listen, I know there are some meatloaf purist who want nothing more than good old-fashioned meatloaf the way Mom made it with ketchup and all.  Me personally, if…

Tuscan Meatball Soup

Jump to Recipe My love of soup began early in my childhood.  I was always surrounded by some simmering pot of lovely goodness.  Whether it was lentils and beans, homemade chicken soup, Pasta Fagioli, or Tuscan Meatball Soup, I loved having a nice hot bowl of soup and of course, this always meant hot Italian…

Pollo Blanco Chili

Jump to recipe So, I was with friends from high school having dinner last week, and one of my dear friends asked for some healthy recipes, that follow a heart healthy protocol.  This dish definitely does just that.  This is a simple and tasty chili that is more like a soup.  I always have chicken…

Italian Spare Ribs in Red Gravy

Jump to Recipe My father bless his heart, loved his “gravy” and his pasta.  This was not lost on his oldest daughter, as nothing screams comfort food to me more than a heaping bowl of pasta, gravy and some delicious, simmered meat.  My father loved to infuse his gravy with flavor long before it was…

The Promise

I have a confession to make.  I have stumbled upon the ultimate lie and the most brilliant truth that we can ever tell ourselves.  Every moment, every new life, every new beginning is wrought with excitement, with possibilities, and the hope, that all will be wonderful, beautiful….right.  The promise of everything good, everything that can, and…

Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter and Maple Drizzle

Jump to Recipe OK, so if you really read my blog and don’t just pass by briefly, you know I love fall and pumpkin everything, not necessarily in that order.  I have been making gnocchi every which way to Sunday, forever.  For one, it was super easy for me not to goof up back in…

Rustic Italian Heirloom Tomato Tart

Jump to Recipe Since I was a little girl, I have absolutely loved tomatoes.  Growing up my dad use to make a tomato pie that was so heavenly I would devour this thing as if it were my last meal.  When I got married and moved out, my dad showed me how to make his…

Harvest Corn Chowder

Jump to Recipe Fall is here and as much as I love the beach, I love Fall equally.  For one thing, the NY Yankees are in the playoffs, then there’s football, hockey, bonfires, apple picking, pumpkin everything, and soup!  I just love making food when the weather gets a nip in the air.  Something about…

Mexican Chorizo Stuffed Delicata Squash

Jump to Recipe Whenever I am feeling out of sorts, I love to find a farmer’s market and wander around for inspiration and to remind myself that healthy eating is my choice.  The other day I had a chance to catch my local farmer’s market on a rare Friday off.  It was so nice to…

Antiques. Fine Wine. Old.

I have a confession to make. I am committed to growing old gracefully, to obliterating and diminishing, any wrinkle that shows up on my face, to keeping my hair, long, free of grays, perfectly colored and coiffed, to stay youngish…relevant, ME!  Now while I am committed, and all in, society on the other hand is…