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The Basics: Tomato Sauce

The Basics: Tomato Sauce

One of those basic recipes that you’ll go back to over and again for a rich tomato sauce that comes together easily and is just as special for weekends as it is easy for weekday meals.

Smashed Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Salad

Smashed Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Salad

A texture kaleidoscope of smashed chickpeas, crunchy vegetables and crisp pickle bits held together with a bright squirt of lemon juice and just enough mayo to keep it together.

Spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino

Spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino

My absolutely favorite! Spaghetti tossed with garlic poached in beautiful Italian extra virgin olive with specks of dried red pepper flakes, freshly ground black pepper, and briny pepperoncini. All topped in a floof of grated cheese.

Strawberry Semolina Cake

Strawberry Semolina Cake

Summer in cake form. A rich buttery cake scented with the intense orange-vanilla essence of Fiori di Sicilia with the slight crunch of semolina covered with an entire pound of fresh strawberries baked into jammy puddles.

Strawberry Pa Looza! All the recipes!

Strawberry Pa Looza! All the recipes!

Strawberrypalooza! Celebration of all things strawberry! Homemade ice cream with fudge sauce, roasted strawberries for the perfect angel food cake, strawberry limeade, and strawberries and cream biscuits. Stretchy pants optional but recommended.

Homemade Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing

Homemade Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing

Every wedge salad and Buffalo wing’s best friend, this creamy, tart and bright homemade blue / bleu cheese dressing is a breeze to put together and infinitely better than that bottled business.

Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing

Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing

Creamy rich garlic, lemon and parmesan salad dressing with the punchy flavors of anchovy, mustard and capers. A simple but magnificent dressing for romaine leaves or your favorite pasta salad. No eggs or mayo required!

Lemon Sesame Chicken & Vegetable Kebab Recipe

Lemon Sesame Chicken & Vegetable Kebab Recipe

Dad’s recipe! Juicy flavorful bites of grilled chicken and vegetables bursting with the flavors of lemon, soy and sesame. Serve with yellow rice and salad, sit back and prepare to be amazed.

Mom’s Buttermilk Ranch Dressing & Dip Recipe

Mom’s Buttermilk Ranch Dressing & Dip Recipe

Mom – the undisputed queen of salad dressings – shares her recipe for this creamy delicious herb-flecked, tangy (with a bit of garlic zing) ranch dressing. Perfect for salads and all the dippables.

Pumpkin Muffins and Lemon Blueberry Muffins aka The Stories You Don’t Share With Your Children

Pumpkin Muffins and Lemon Blueberry Muffins aka The Stories You Don’t Share With Your Children

This is a very long story … please hit “Jump To Recipe” above to get past it! What’s a muffin recipe without a good story to back it … Years ago, in one of my former lives filled with escapade and mayhem, I would wander