Has this been a particularly hot summer, or is it just me? Raise your hand if you want to keep cooking behind a hot stove to…
Oven Roasted Stuffed Tomatoes
It’s tomato season! Is your garden overflowing with tomatoes? When you’ve had all the tomato salad you can handle, and are looking for an alternative, stuffing…
Stuffed Mushrooms
Looking for an alternative side dish to your summer BBQ? While summer is abundant in great veggies, sometimes you’ve just had your fill of eggplants and…
Spinach and Mozzarella Frittata
A frittata is a classic Italian egg dish served throughout the country. Unlike omelets, which are usually prepared in individual servings and served at breakfast, frittate are prepared…
Pasta with Zucchini Pesto and Prawns
Zucchini with prawns (or shrimps) is a classic Italian combination served all over Italy, but especially in the South, where seafood is abundant and zucchini grow…
Lemon Angel Hair Pasta
A favored dish in Sicily, one of Italy’s top producer of lemons, this pasta dish is light, refreshing and particularly summery. It’s also widely prepared and…
Ravioli in Butter and Sage Sauce
Summer is just days away which means less oven cooking and more quick dishes. Myself, like many of you, look for recipes that are quick, yet…
Caprese Salad
Originating from the island of Capri, this salad is a wonderful example of how just a few high-quality ingredients can create something magical. Believed to be…
Pantesca Salad
Tomatoes, olives, and red onions—these are some of the major flavors of Sicily. This salad brings all these ingredients together nicely in an easy summer salad that…