This rustic, Tuscan bread salad always hits the spot! I love Panzanella! “And, as the year grows lush in juicy stalks, I’ll smoothly steer my little boat, for many quiet hours, with streams that deepen freshly into bowers.” ~John Keats Panzanella is a popular dish during the summer months. With a bounty of fresh vegetables…
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Simple Marinara Sauce
One of the most comforting, homey, simple recipes that we can make – Simple Marinara Sauce is a dinner staple! In looking back at some of my older posts, I noticed something… I have used the word ‘simple’ over and over and overrrr again. This is no accident. It’s not my being redundant, or too…
Chopped Chickpea Salad with Italian Vinaigrette
This Chopped Chickpea Salad with Italian Vinaigrette was inspired by a visit to our favorite local Italian Gourmet Imports shop. So you know it’s good! Dom, Luc and I took a drive this past Saturday to do a little shopping. In the midst of our travels it dawned on us that we were feeling peckish….
Chicken Cutlet with Lemon Mayonnaise and Arugula Sandwich
With the first signs of fall beckoning us to grab a sweater and nestle in, this Chicken Cutlet Sandwich with its Lemon Mayo and Arugula provides all the crunch and comfort that we crave in a cozy autumn meal! I am absolutely crazy for chicken cutlets. Crispy fried chicken fingers, breaded chicken, crumbed chicken –…
Fried Egg Flatbread with Greens, Bacon and Parmesan
Fried Egg Flatbreads with Greens, Bacon and Parmesan make mealtime fun! Eggs and bacon are not just for breakfast anymore! Not sure my bacon and eggs have ever been so pretty. So I had the impulse to create a meal using items that I already had in the fridge. I am definitely one to go…
Citrus Upside-Down Sheet Cake
You’re going to flip over this homemade Citrus Upside-Down Sheet Cake that’s ooey-gooey, tender and buttery! With the amount of citrus filling the bins at the super market these days, I couldn’t resist making this colorful fruit the star of today’s show! Blood oranges, navel oranges, ruby red grapefruits, clementines….so many gorgeous choices! Question: Have…
Orecchiette with Chicken Sausage, White Beans & Rapini
Orecchiette with Chicken Sausage, White Beans & Rapini is light and flavorful and sure to be your next weeknight meal! With memories of his baby blue pinstriped shirt, faded Levis, cowboy boots and Polo, and back to the location where Cupid’s arrow got. me. good., we celebrated a milestone wedding anniversary in idyll fashion. To…
Blueberry Basil No-Churn Ice Cream
Blueberry Basil No-Churn Ice Cream with its soft-serve complexion and sweet fruity notes is my food of choice today. We’re getting ready… ready for Nick’s graduation this weekend… ready to celebrate his accomplishments… ready to watch the next phase of our son’s life unfold. So these past few weeks have found us rather engaged, with our…
Avocado Crostini 4 Ways
These Avocado Crostini prepared 4 ways are full of flavor and so much color! Stop everything! Now! Puh-lease! Don’t tell me that you don’t have time…you do… you can make time. It takes just minutes. Minutes to toast up a little bread and load it up good with scrumptious toppings that are as fresh and…