Latest Recipes

Italian, Pasta

Gnocchi Pomodoro

So this is only the best dish ever: Gnocchi in Pomodoro Sauce. You can of course just use store bought gnocchi, but I’m including the recipe I use to make homemade gnocchi. It is the method by Giada DeLaurentiis. It’s not as hard as you think. For reals. Interestingly, the potatoes are cooked in the microwave. I have tried baking and boiling in the past, and I strongly believe microwaving […]

Baking

Rosemary Focaccia

A day at home with no plans is blissful for me. Now I can get up and go with the best of them, but seriously you can put me on house arrest for a good two weeks and I will be just fine. As long as I can cook, bake, read, play the piano, organize some things and watch trashy TV it’s all good in the hood for the Jersey […]

Chicken, Italian, Main

Classic for a Reason: Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata is a classic. It doesn’t require fancy ingredients, and it often is a crowd pleaser. I find it very comforting as well.  I literally always have all of the ingredients required for this dish on hand, so it’s great to make when I want to make an amazing dinner without a lot of thought. If you don’t have shallots in your pantry, half a small onion will do. […]

Baking, Bread

World Famous Pepperoni Bread

My Pepperoni Bread is probably one of the easiest things you could ever make. Seriously. And yet, people will think you are a culinary mastermind if you bust this out at your next gathering. This recipe comes from my mom. She always made it for parties, so now I follow in her footsteps. I just use regular old pizza dough from Shop Rite that I always have stashed in my […]

Baking, Cake, Desserts

Aunt Dolly’s Blueberry Tea Cake

Yeah. You read it right. I have an Aunt Dolly. Unfortunately, this awesome lady passed away many years ago. She was my Mommom Sacco’s sister. And, Aunt Dolly was known for her baking prowess. Each year around this time when the blueberries are in full effect in my parts of Jersey, me and my fam are known to make a bazillion Blueberry Tea Cakes in honor of Aunt Dolly. With […]