I have been cooking up a storm this week. So much so I can’t keep up with blogging about it. Just think a week or so ago I couldn’t think of anything to make that sounded appealing. Thank goodness the inspiration to cook comes and goes. Sometimes the cook just needs a break! I have [...]

 This Giada De Laurentiis recipe is simple but delicious! With just a few minutes of prep time, this dish came together quickly and the results were outstanding! This could be my new favorite salmon recipe. The fresh flavors of  lemon, basil, garlic, capers and olive oil combine to season whole wheat pasta perfectly. The heat of the pasta slightly wilts the bed [...]

Each jumbo pasta shell is stuffed with chicken and spinach combined with the smooth ricotta, mozzarella and parmigiano-reggiano cheese, smothered in tomato sauce with more  mozzarella cheese melted over the top.  The layering of three types of cheese creates a creamy texture with every bite.  With recipes like this you won’t feel the least bit deprived.   I prefer to use marinara or spaghetti sauce which adds more [...]

The ingredients list for this recipe included some of my favorite flavors. Kalamata olives, pesto, sun dried tomato halves, artichoke hearts, pine nuts, parmigiano reggiano cheese and penne pasta!  I was so excited to pull this together for dinner recently. Much to my surprise I found it to be too “oily” and so did the rest [...]

 With toasted pine nuts, fresh parmesan cheese and basil this is my kind of comfort food. Even though we are only a family of four, I have to double this recipe in order to have enough left overs to go around.  You must make this  with the herbed chicken piccata but it is also delicious with Italian turkey sausages or a [...]