Cooking Your Way to Happiness
If you come from and Italian-American family, you may be familiar with Tuscan Bean Soup. It is a hearty, creamy soup full of vegetables, sometimes meat, and most importantly, cannellini beans. This soup is filling and rich, and is delicious with a hunk of crusty bread on the side. This soup is a dinner soup, […]
I hosted my parents for dinner last night unexpectedly. If anyone knows me, they know I like to plan ahead. Last minute plans are usually met with a “no”. I need time to mentally prepare for a social outing. Sometimes if I have too much time to mull it over, I end up not even […]
It is -20 degrees out here in the Chicago Suburbs. In order to stay warm, I made my husband and I a delicious, stick-to-your-ribs type of soup for dinner last night. We ate it in front of the fire as we watched frost collect around the door frame leading to our patio. Since we have […]
Usually when you see the word crack, you would not associate that with food. I want people to know just how addictive this recipe is so they are forewarned. This is NOT a light dish. And you will want more. I made this for my husband and a friend last week, and they both went […]
Every year, my mother-in-law and I have a Ravioli Festivoli. Its a tradition around Christmastime where we make and freeze hundreds of raviolis. I’m going to cut to the chase here and post recipe here. I hate reading stories on recipes, just get to it already! In case you feel similarly, here is a recipe […]
This is a bold statement, but I am prepared to make it. Diced green chilies are the best canned food item in the grocery store. There, I said it! I am constantly stocking up on cans of this stuff. Green chilies add so much flavor and dimension to your cooking without being too spicy. In […]
In order to truly enjoy a salad, it needs to be delicious. Eating healthy can be incredibly unsatisfying. Sometimes, when you order a salad at a restaurant, you receive a half-head of iceberg lettuce and some tomatoes. This is only acceptable when marketed as a Wedge Salad and topped with bacon. Making salads at home […]