What better way to wind down the summer season than with a plate of spaghetti, Farmer’s Market tomatoes, fennel and zucchini and my homegrown basil? Just says “summer”. Most of the veggies are roasted but I chose to use fresh tomatoes, peeled and seeded to add at the end with the fresh basil. I added … Continue reading
There are times when I am craving an Asian meal and want a dish to put together quickly and with only a few ingredients. Of course when the weather is warm I really don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen either. This recipe fit the bill – not much preparation, one-pan … Continue reading
Shrimp Scampi is flavored with a lemon (not too lemony), butter (not too rich) sauce with a little heat from red pepper flakes. Add some angel hair pasta and you have a special meal – all you need is a salad and maybe some homemade bread. A sister was visiting for a few days and … Continue reading
Halloween may be over but I decided to post these two recipes that I stuffed into Jack-o’Lantern orange peppers. The problem was I looked all over for orange peppers and could only find them in packages with red, green and yellow. Then the other day I was shopping at Meijer’s and lo and behold I could … Continue reading
Recently, I found a recipe for combining all the signature ingredients in chicken parmesan except the chicken is ground and not fried. Lower in fat for sure as there are no bread crumbs, flour or egg and only 1 tbsp. of olive oil is used. It’s basically a casserole and very, very good! I like to … Continue reading
Doesn’t this pasta dish look delicious with sweet sausage and anise flavored fennel? In my recent Food Network Magazine this was one of the recipes and feeling the need for some comfort food I knew this had to be on my menu soon. This pasta dish is rich but you can use lower fat cream … Continue reading
I seem to be on a roll using Limoncello in recipes – I guess you can tell I just love it. This vinaigrette is a perfect combination of sweet (Limoncello), tart (lemon juice and zest) and fiery (red pepper flakes). This recipe from Genius Kitchen would also be delicious with seafood. I served this fresh … Continue reading
Does this recipe say summer, or what! This is a favorite Italian pasta dish loved by many and Marcella Hazan said no single dish is more delicious in the entire Italian pasta repertory. I certainly can see why and you will too if you make it. This recipe uses a method of preparing pasta with … Continue reading
Only a few ingredients and such a perfect dish to serve for a quick and simple weeknight dinner. A nice salad and maybe some good homemade bread and you have a meal. The key is in the pasta water and how you cook the sauce so your cheese does not solidify into clumps. Bucatini pasta is an … Continue reading
While looking through my reader I came across this pasta recipe from Johanne https://frenchgardenerdishes.com/2016/09/08/late-harvest-pasta-with-creamy-burrata-and-salami/ The Burrata cheese caught my attention and I had to explore further. This cheese resembles a fresh Mozzarella ball, but when you cut into you will discover a very rich filling of soft Mozzarella pieces soaked in heavy cream. You heard … Continue reading