This year I’ve been exploring recipe variations on some of my favorite Italian recipes. And during summer there’s perhaps no better Italian recipe than a delicious Panzanella salad recipe. However, as we are winding down this summer, I really wanted…
Pesto Pasta with Whipped Honey Ricotta
Fresh basil is probably my favorite herb. Although it’s followed very closely by fresh thyme, it ranks at the top of the list year-round. I try to always make sure I have some fresh basil growing either inside or outside…
Tortellini Pasta Salad with sun-dried tomatoes and prosciutto
Every now and then, I make a recipe that feels like a grown-up version of something I ate in my childhood. This Tortellini Pasta Salad with sun-dried tomatoes and prosciutto feels like one of those recipes. It takes pasta salad…
Caramelized Onion & Tomato Tart Recipe
Summer tomatoes are something every gardener waits for with anticipation – like kids waiting for fireflies and warm, summer nights with no school the next day. They signal the peak of summer, the abundance of memories to be made and…
Tequila Lime Flank Steak on the grill
Flank steak on the grill is perhaps one of the easiest and most versatile cuts of meat to make, You can eat it on it’s own, use it on fajitas and tacos (Yum!), use it on salad, add it to…
Creamy Sour Cream & Chive Chicken
I have had this love affair with chives this summer. There’s something about the pretty chive flowers (that usually bloom May- June) that just get me every time. It’s also one of those perfect herbs that goes well with literally…
Grilled Peach & Arugula Salad
I have a love affair with arugula. I adore how it has its own unique flavor that differs from a lot of other leafy greens and how that taste compliments so many other delicious flavors. We’ve been eating arugula…
Delicious white cake recipe with buttercream frosting
My daughter loves white cake and it really came as a total surprise to me. She’s a sweets girl. She even says, “Can I have some sweets,” which is really cute and one of those sayings that only kids…
Mediterranean Grilled Asparagus
Sometimes I find side dishes to be the trickiest things. You don’t want to spend too much time on them because they’re not the main dish. But if you’re like me, you still want them to be delicious, compliment a…
Watermelon Lemonade Recipe with mint
Lemonade is the quintessential drink of summer so I felt like I couldn’t let the summer begin without sharing a this Watermelon Lemonade recipe. It’s one of my family’s favorite recipes. My brother tends to make it multiple times…
Rotini Pasta Salad with homemade Italian dressing
Each summer my family used to have big, family picnics with extended family that we would only see once a year at that picnic. Some of these people didn’t even make the cut for weddings and funerals. But, massive…
Chopped Thai Chicken Salad with peanut dressing
When I first started this website, I thought that I would stick to creating food that was quintessential Americana. But, that’s just not who I am. In fact, I plan to veer more Italian and Mediterranean this year. But I…
