Jump to recipe I know what you are thinking, how can this roast chicken be any different than what I have made before? I feel you, I felt the same way until I made this and now, I am hooked, as is the family. This is not your Mother’s Roast Chicken. Trusssst ME!!!! I can…
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Neapolitan Beef Braciole
Jump to Recipe Growing up Italian, the granddaughter of Italian Immigrants and only the second generation born in the United States, you take for granted the food that you grew up on and assume that everyone had dined with family over these same foods on Sunday. That the mounds of pasta, homemade Chianti, bowls overflowing…
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…
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…
Cinnamon Apple Muffins with Maple Bacon Glaze
Jump to Recipe Every once in a while, a recipe hits me, and I am giddy with delight because it all works beautifully. I love the combination of sweet and savory and now that using bacon in dessert is all the craze, I couldn’t be more pleased. What I love about these muffins is that…
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Bake
Jump to Recipe My father grew up in the midst of the Great Depression, he was also the youngest boy of twelve children, born to Italian Immigrant parents, he was the first generation born in this country, and his father passed away shortly after the birth of my aunt, his sister. This left my Grandmother…
Perfect Peanut Butter Brownies
Jump to Recipe I have a confession to make…I am not a huge peanut butter fan. Gasp…..maybe it was all the PB&J sammies I consumed as a kid, but for whatever reason it is not my fav. I do however love the combination of peanut butter and chocolate and will consume on occasion a Reese’s…
Mexican Inspired Chicken Mole
I had planned to “drop this recipe” before Cinco de Mayo. But as the saying goes, “Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans,” and life, happened. None the less, you can enjoy this recipe year round and I will tell you this, one of the easiest ways to amp up your…