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It’s Basil Pesto Making Season
There’s something so satisfying about growing basil from seed, watering it, and over just a few weeks seeing tiny sprouts turn into lush, fragrant plants; every handful feels like a little reward for your patience. Every summer, one of the things I look forward to is harvesting fresh basil from my garden and turning it…
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Eight Years Later: Grief, Gratitude, and a Love That Remains
Eight years ago, I said goodbye to my husband, my best friend, and the calm to my chaos. It still feels impossible that eight years have passed since I last held his hand. Some days, it feels like eight years. Other days, eight months. And sometimes, eight days. That’s the strange thing about grief. Time…
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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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Biscotti Math
I went to Farmers Pick for my usual monthly haul of imported Italian staples because, as a full-blooded Italian, I’m deeply passionate about olive oil quality and pasta brands. I stood in the bakery aisle holding a package of Almond Biscotti, turned it over a few times, as we do when we are contemplating such…
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Plot Twist Patties: From Stuffed Vegetables to Crispy Patties
Some recipes are carefully planned. Others are born out of kitchen chaos. That was exactly the case with these zucchini-eggplant patties. I started out fully committed to making stuffed eggplants and stuffed zucchini. I had the vegetables, the filling idea, the whole vision. Then came the first plot twist. The shells for both the eggplants…