Italian Wedding Soup was often served in my fam at holiday time, which is typical of its use also in Italy. The soup features meatballs and escarole, and your standard onions, carrot and celery that appear in many soups. Usually made with a smaller pasta, my version uses tortellini, which […]
Here’s a recipe for one of the easiest soups to make in the world: Escarole and Bean Soup. The biggest burden is cleaning the escarole. I recommend filling a large bowl with water. Remove the core from the escarole by cutting the head in half. Place the half escarole flat […]
This is a perfect dinner for a Meatless Main Night: Stuffed Peppers with Orzo, Baby Spinach and Chickpeas. Full of flavor, this dish leaves you satisfied without busting a gut. Praise the Lord. Be sure to seed and pull out the membrane from your peppers once cutting off the tops. […]
During the Covid quarantine, one of the habits my son and I had gotten into was watching cooking programs together. So during a Barefoot Contessa when she was rocking out a Flounder Milanese, he declared, “Mommy, you have to make that for us.” I was like, for reals? And he […]
Sometimes a simple classic is all you need. Recently, The Husband requested Grilled Chicken Caesar. No problemo, Husband. I like having this at home because you can control the amounts. In restaurants, it’s often drenched and who knows where the dressing came from. I use Lidia Bastianich’s Caesar Salad Dressing […]
