This cold weather and snow we’ve had lately definitely puts me in the mood for some good ole comfort food. This one-pot Cabbage and Sausage Supper is easy, delicious and perfect on a cold winter day.
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“Chicken Lickin” Good Pork Chops
Slow cookers make life so much easier so I try to use them as often as possible. These pork chops are very tasty and cooking them in the slow cooker makes them so tender. This recipe is definitely a family pleaser! The recipe calls for 1/4 cup rice to be added on top of the […]
Gumbo Gravy over Polenta
This Louisiana style Gumbo Gravy is served over polenta instead of the typical white rice. Polenta is a nice alternative to rice and can be cooked a variety of ways. I first became familiar with polenta while living in Italy. “Polenta is a dish native to Italy and, similar to grits, is a coarsely ground […]
Molasses-Glazed Grilled Pork Loin ~ 5 ingredients
We are finally enjoying spring temperatures here in MD. I am not a fan of cold weather so I am loving these warmer temps. The past few months I have really missed walking in our neighborhood without having to bundle up and sitting on our back deck to enjoy the warm sunshine, even if that […]
Pistachio Pasta
photo from www.wikipedia.com The pistachio nut is not a food that I was very familiar with before moving to Italy. My only experience with pistachio flavor was pudding from a box. While growing up my mom would make a layered dessert with pistachio pudding for my dad on special occasions. I couldn’t stand that stuff. It really turned me off to anything pistachio. […]
Eggs Florentine Casserole ~ Tastes Like Christmas
Is there a food that you associate with Christmas? You know what I mean. Whenever you eat a particular cookie or candy recipe, your grandmother’s special cake, or your Aunt Trudy’s Peanut Brittle it reminds you of Christmas. A couple of weeks ago my sister asked me for the recipe for this Egg Florentine Casserole. […]
Caponata and Pork Involtini
In February I took a professional cooking course at a local cooking school. There were nine sessions and each session we prepared a full Italian meal, which consists of antipasti (appetizer), primi piatti (first plate) which is usually pasta or rice, secondi piatti (you guessed it, second plate) which is meat, contorno (side dish or […]