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Insalata Verde - Fancy Green Salad
This salad is not only beautiful, it’s to die for delicious! The ingredients….
Herbed Roasted Potatoes
These roasted potatoes will make a delicious and picture perfect side dish at your dinner table…
Grilled Polenta with Herbed Mushrooms
This recipe has become one of my favorites, it may even be my very favorite…
Rice and Peas - Risi e Bisi
I was first drawn to this recipe because of the name…haha. I think Risi e Bisi…
Fennel & Lentils Salad with Olives
This wintertime salad is a wonderful and hearty recipe to serve along side some….
Gluten Free Jam Crostata - Crostata alla Marmellata Senza Glutine
An Italian crostata is one of the simplest and most tasty sweet treats you can make…
Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Cacciatore is incredibly beautiful for being a rustic kind of one pot dish isn’t it?…
Herbed Roasted Vegetables
Whenever butternut squash is in season I try to make as many different recipes as I can with it…
Butternut Squash Risotto - Risotto alla Zucca Violina
I’ve been craving things with butternut squash this year, and this risotto was one of the things I wanted most…
Pumpkin Cookies - Biscotti alla Zucca
This year I have been craving the fall season and all the flavors and scents that go along with it more than ever…
Herbed Chèvre Cheese Appetizer
Chèvre goats cheese has become one of my absolute favorite cheeses out there! Something I would have never thought…
Herbed Tomato & Zucchini Summer Salad
Salads are a must during summer aren’t they?! Whether we don’t want to cook or we are just craving lighter meals…
Mediterranean Hummus
This is one of my favorite recipes for a light lunch, to take along on a picnic…
Coffee Granita - Granita di Caffè
The first time I had one of these dreamy icy treats was at Caffè Tazza D'oro near the Pantheon in Rome…
Carrot Top & Spinach Pesto
A few weeks ago we harvested some lovely petite carrots with gorgeous wispy green tops from the garden…
Fennel & Celery Salad with Blue Cheese
Like so many recipes I make I created this salad because I was looking for ways to use up…
Roasted Potatoes & Yams with Herbs
This gorgeous fragrant side dish goes perfectly with grilled meats. Add a side salad or…
Sundried Tomato Topping
Springtime always makes me feel like getting out and having a picnic in the sunshine….
Spinach Gnudi
Gnudi, a delightful dish I made one time many years ago, and then completely forgot about until recently…