Tag: mozzarella

Chicken, Italian, Main, Pasta

Mini Chicken Meatballs for the Win

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Every momma needs some crowd-pleasing dinner plans up her sleeve that can be whipped up ahead and heated when need be. That’s how I feel about this one: Orecchiette with Mini Chicken Meatballs. This is made with ingredients I pretty  much always have lingering around: A box of pasta chilling […]

American, Italian, Main, Pizza

Flyin’ Hawaiian Pizza

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My son Evan has been requesting Pineapple Pizza all summer long. So a couple of weeks ago, we created one. The result is a tremendous two thumbs up! Now, now, culinary snobs – I so know that pineapple as a pizza topping is a total controversy, but dare I say […]

Italian, Italian, Main, Vegetarian

Grilled Eggplant Parmesan

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Eggplant Parmesan is one of my fave dishes. Vegetarian. Comforting. I love it. Oftentimes when ordering the dish out on the restaurant scene, the eggplant is breaded and fried. My way cuts all of that out. The eggplant is brushed with olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper and grilled […]

Italian, Pasta

Gnocchi Pomodoro

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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 […]

Appetizers, Italian, Vegetarian, Vegetarian

Caprese Flatbread

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Al fresca dining or happy hour festivities or lounging by the pool all mean you need a fab snacky poof to go with that Prosecco or beer. That’s where my Caprese Flatbreads come in, and come in BIG! I find two-packs of flatbread by my grocery store’s bakery section. The […]