Category: Recipes
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Every delicious Sunday Sauce has a secret ingredient.
Canadian Italian Heritage Month To celebrate Canadian Italian Heritage Month, I’m sharing Ryan Abigail Maria Benetti O’Flanagan’s secret Sunday Sauce recipe. Yes, I know, her name is quite a mouthful, but there is a good reason for that, and it’s explained in her book, Decoy In Stilettos. The hero, Gabe Marchetti, commits the ultimate good…
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Pasta e Patate: Italian Comfort in a Bowl
This blog post is dedicated to my son, who keeps insisting I write down Nonna’s traditional recipes. Apparently, he believes our family recipes deserve their own historical preservation society. Some recipes aren’t meant to impress dinner guests; they’re meant to remind you where you came from. Every Friday night, my mom made a dish we…
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From Oven to Table
Is there anything more comforting than the smell of freshly baked bread on a rainy autumn day? And if you’re craving a warm, cozy meal, you’ve come to the right place. Today’s gray skies inspired me to make a hearty pot of minestrone, but I realized I was out of bread. I did not want…
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Storm Soup
Do snow blizzards and ice storms have you craving for comforting and tasty eats? Then you’ve made a pit stop at the right place. Channel your inner Italian soup-making magic and whip up a big pot of minestrone. With no set recipe, this versatile soup can be made with any meats, vegetables, herbs, or spices…
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Upping your fruit salad game one exotic fruit at a time.
This fruit salad recipe with its sweet and tangy raspberry honey vinaigrette will have you embarking on a whimsical, and exotic journey for your taste buds. I serve this dish as an appetizer at times because I’m adventurously rebellious like that. Plus, as the appetizer, it prepares the palate for the next course. Whether you…