Marble desserts are a fave of mine as they are delish and beautiful to see. This Marble Cake from the “Feast” cookbook by Nigella Lawson intrigued me as the batter has orange juice and zest in it. Orange and chocolate are a marvelous pairing in all forms. This may sound odd to you, but trust me, it’s just a fresh and lovely combo, especially in this cake. My family is […]
Chicken Caprese over Orecchiette – or really any short pasta that you lurve – is super summertime on a plate. Be sure to marinate your chicken and the grape tomatoes at least 30 minutes ahead. Honestly, the longer you leave them the more flavor they have going on. If you don’t groove on balsamic feel free to omit, but it adds a nice pop of flav, in my humble opinion.
Teresa Giudice’s Zucchini Spaghetti Salad from her Skinny Italian cookbook is a wonderful starter or side dish. It really lets the zucchini shine. So make this when the zucchs are in season, which is now, now, now in my lovely Garden State. Yay! It is light and refreshing and packed with flavor, all good things you should look for in a salad. Basically, you take an ordinary carrot peeler and […]
My Roasted Caprese is the perfect appie or side on these lazy summer nights when you don’t feel like cooking much but want to taste the flavor of the season. I always have all of these ingredients on hand: And of course garlic, basil and the co-stars: grape tomatoes and fresh mozzarella (or burrata). My guys loved both the mozzarella and the burrata. I would not use bocconcini. I think […]
Deviled eggs. Kinda trashy, kinda retro and kinda AWESOME.For reals, who doesn’t love a deviled egg? Tis’ the season for BBQing, picnicking and all that, so you gots to have a deviled egg recipe in your pocket.Err. Well, your bag of recipe tricks, I suppose, would be a better place for a hard-boiled egg stuffed with a mayonaissy-yolky yellow-stained filling of deliciousness, right?! There is a secret ingredient, natch. In […]
