Category: Italian

Chicken Florentine

Chicken Florentine. A big plate of creamy spinach love. Fancy enough to serve to guests. Fast enough to make any night of the week. Chicken, spinach, shallots, cream sauce….and it all cooks in about 30

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Spaghetti & Meatballs

I’m a meat sauce kinda girl. I married a meatball kinda guy. Consider this dinner one of the delicious compromises of marriage. It took a while to find a meatball recipe that worked for me.

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Spring Vegetable Risotto

Spring Vegetable Risotto. Just look at all that green goodness. Warm, delicious, creamy comfort food at its best. This time, spruced up for spring with leeks, spinach, asparagus, peas, and lots of fresh green herbs.

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Spinach & Mushroom Stuffed Shells

I love stuffed shells. Neat little packages of pasta stuffed with whatever ingredients you like or might have on hand. I’ve made stuffed shells many different ways – with Italian Sausage, with Artichokes, with Sundried

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Italian Sausage Stuffed Eggplant

Say YES to Eggplant! Italian Sausage Stuffed Eggplant! Now that I have your attention I should tell you that I absolutely LOVE eggplant. Always have. Even as a kid. After I posted the Greek Orzo

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Chicken Tetrazzini

At some point in life everyone needs a good casserole. Chicken Tetrazzini. Fun to say…be sure to roll your “r”…tasty to eat. Chicken and noodles and cheese and some veggies and creamy sauce and cheese

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Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore! Have you had this before? It’s completely fabulous! Just look at all the peppers and tomatoes and capers and juices and deliciousness. Chicken Cacciatore is one of those rustic, peasant style dishes —

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Easy, Cheesy Lasagna

Lasagna. Easy AND Cheesy. So, the other day someone asked me if I always make everything from scratch. To this I quickly responded, HECK NO! I love to cook, therefore I love to make things

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Big Ol’ Pot of Sauce

With a Big Ol’ Pot of Sauce, you could have this for dinner this weekend! AND you can have leftovers in your freezer for some night when you don’t want to cook. AND you can

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Pasta alla Vodka Sauce with Shrimp

Can we just take a moment to talk about how much I love this sauce? Pasta with Vodka Sauce and Shrimp. Tangy and yet smooth and creamy. So good the sauce gets top billing! This easy

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