Tag: recipe
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Apple, Cheese, and a Whole Lot of Yum
As I prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of how much I have to be grateful for. I’m thankful for the wonderful people in my life, and all of you who take the time to read my blog, leave comments, and keep following along. Thank you for sticking with me, supporting me, and being part…
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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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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…
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Roasted Carrot & Ginger Soup: A Hug in a Bowl
The humble carrot goes into the oven looking perfectly ordinary and comes out sweet, caramelized, and smelling like you’ve suddenly become the sort of person who can casually whip up a five-star soup on a weeknight. My goal has always been to have at least three or four vegetarian meals each week. Unlike Ryan (the…