This roasted broccoli and bacon orecchiette is cozy, savory, and full of flavor. Oven-roasted broccoli, crispy bacon, and sautéed onions come together in a creamy tomato garlic sauce that clings perfectly to little orecchiette pasta shells. Finished with a generous sprinkle of parmesan, it’s simple comfort food with a gourmet twist. This is an easyContinueContinue reading “Roasted Broccoli and Bacon Orecchiette”
Category Archives: Italian
Homemade Pasta Alfredo
This decadent homemade Alfredo features silky, hand-rolled pasta coated in a velvety sauce made from scratch with Parmigiano Reggiano, fresh garlic, butter, cream, and egg. The result is a luxuriously smooth, cheesy sauce that clings to every strand of tender pasta. Rich, comforting, and full of real flavor, it’s a classic Italian-inspired dish elevated byContinueContinue reading “Homemade Pasta Alfredo”
White Garlic Chicken Lasagna with Spinach
White garlic chicken lasagna with spinach has layers of comfort in every bite. Tender shredded chicken, sautéed spinach, and melty mozzarella, fontina and parmesan come together with a creamy garlic béchamel sauce. Nestled between sheets of perfectly cooked lasagna noodles, this filling is so satisfying. This white lasagna is a savory, soul-warming twist on theContinueContinue reading “White Garlic Chicken Lasagna with Spinach”
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Soup
Chicken soup is one of the most nutritious and fairly low cost meals that I love to make. One of the great things about this creamy sun dried tomato chicken soup is that you can adapt the recipe to your time frame. If you have time to buy a whole chicken and poach it firstContinueContinue reading “Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Soup”
Eggplant Dumplings Alla Parmigiana
This recipe for eggplant dumplings alla parmigiana comes from Yotam Ottolenghi. He is an Israeli born British chef who tends to create a lot of vegetable forward recipes. I have one of his cookbooks and I love the creative ways he uses vegetables and how everything is so focused on flavor. I haven’t had aContinueContinue reading “Eggplant Dumplings Alla Parmigiana”
Chicken Parmesan Soup
This soup is exactly what it sounds like. 🙂 A soup version of chicken parmesan, and we thought it lived up to the name. The soup itself is pretty simple, so it is important to add flavor with spices and herbs. The broth is made from chicken stock and tomato sauce as well as crushedContinueContinue reading “Chicken Parmesan Soup”
Pappardelle with Portobello Mushroom Sauce
This pasta recipe is all about the mushrooms and the SAUCE. This sauce is so simple, but has the best flavor. You only need a few ingredients to make it, but it will taste like you are eating at a fancy restaurant. Pappardelle is the perfect pasta for this recipe because the sauce coats all theContinueContinue reading “Pappardelle with Portobello Mushroom Sauce”
Italian Wedding Soup
I love Italian wedding soup! It is so delicious. There are a million variations and you can tailor it to your liking. This soup comes together quickly and it is healthy and hearty. Most recipes use a combo of beef/pork for the meatballs, but we have been trying to eat a bit healthier so I used ground turkey breastContinueContinue reading “Italian Wedding Soup”
Strawberry Tiramisu
My daughter saw this strawberry version of tiramisu on IG and wanted to try it. It was easy to make and really tasty. There are a few minor things I’d change if I make it again, but overall it was a tasty recipe. It has layers of lady fingers soaked in a strawberry liqueur syrup, mascarpone cream,ContinueContinue reading “Strawberry Tiramisu”
Meatball Subs with Vodka Sauce and Whipped Garlic Parmesan Ricotta
Vodka sauce is delicious and I love it, but have you ever wondered why there is vodka in it? Vodka has no flavor, so what does it add? I was curious about this myself and according to google, the vodka helps the cream or half and half that is usually used in the sauce toContinueContinue reading “Meatball Subs with Vodka Sauce and Whipped Garlic Parmesan Ricotta”