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Ahh, the final days of summer. As I cling onto the hot weather that is slowly slipping out from under my fingertips, I remember the hot summer days I spent laying on the beaches in Sicily. I remember eating fantastic food overlooking beautiful views of the water and colorful beaches. Life was great and it [...]
Better known as: Fresh Chickpeas in Massaged Kale Salad served with a Garlic Vinaigrette, but because the name is to dang long, let’s call it Massaged Kale. After harvesting fresh vegetables from my dad’s garden, I decided to use the produce in my next recipe. I hand picked the chickpeas and kale and decided I [...]
Carciofi… Ahh the beauty of an artichoke. Fresh artichokes have intimidated me for years, but since I’ve been building my confidence and skills in the kitchen, I decided I was ready to experiment. The pointy leaves and the unusual shape and structure of the artichoke left me confused, so I read numerous ways online on [...]
Beets are the type of vegetable that when you bite into them there is this initial “cringe” reaction, but as soon as the initial shock of the earthy flavors dissipate, you are able to enjoy them. Their smooth texture, beautiful deep red coloring, and of course in this recipe, their delicious flavor will get you [...]
Unravel the secrets to this eggplant recipe and get into the kitchen to test your culinary skills…or indulge in them I have worked with eggplant many times and many ways, but this recipe tops the list for me. Mostly because of how simple it is, but also because the combination of ingredients and the prominence [...]
My Budino di Riso e Amaretto recipe is 100% vegan and 100% delicious. This one-of-a-kind rice pudding recipe is super creamy, sweet and worth every minute of cook time. The rice is treated like a risotto, but instead of using broth we use almond milk. The amaretto soaked raisins (drunken raisins as my mother likes to [...]
Rice patties! Ooey gooey chewy warm delicious textured rice patties! When I was in Sicily I ate a rice ball without meat or cheese. This blew everyone away and since being called crazy for not trying the famous Sicilian rice ball known as arancini with all of its trimmings, I was determined to make my [...]
When you think of stir-fry you probably think Asian cuisine as it is the umbrella term used to describe two Chinese cooking techniques for preparing food in a wok. I wanted to try and combine the properties of a classic Asian stir-fry with Italian cuisine. This recipe is the result of my take on what [...]
