Now is the time for family and guests; for a full house, for friends, parties and caroling. It’s time for wrapping up work, prepping the house, hanging decorations and spending time with family. Now if you can balance it all out do please send me your secret. If you are like me though, you are… Continue reading Red & Green Tortellini Soup
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No Bean Italian Chili
Nothing says fall to me like chili. But the problem is my husband doesn’t like beans, none of ’em. Okay, green beans don’t count, but any chili-related bean, he turns his nose up at. So I set out to find a substitute for beans to be able to make a chili that would suffice my… Continue reading No Bean Italian Chili
Roasted Beet, Heirloom Tomato Salad with Ricotta Salata
It’s the peak of summer harvest here in the Pacific Northwest. Gardens are over-flowing with the bounty. Local farmers markets are saturated with the vivacious tastes, smells, and colors of the season. Co-workers bring in boxes full of produce, letting the bright colors seep into the office, laying out the summer bounty in the… Continue reading Roasted Beet, Heirloom Tomato Salad with Ricotta Salata
Easy Chicken Piccata
Ever since I studied abroad in Italy, I have loved Italian food even more! I’m not great at steering away from store bought jars of pasta sauce, but I do enjoy learning how to make dishes that are not just the typical pasta that you think of when you think of Italian food.