19 Saturday Jun 2021
Posted in love to cook, pasta, salads, side dishes
This Italian Tortellini Pasta Salad is bursting with fun flavors like fresh basil, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni.
If you need a go-to summer time pasta salad that everyone will love….
Look no further. This is the one!
25 Thursday Mar 2021
Posted in casseroles & comfort food, chicken & turkey, love to cook, pasta
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bucatini, eggs, fresh basil, fresh mozzarella, ground chicken, panko bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, pasta sauce
Our mozzarella stuffed Chicken Parmesan Meatballs nestled into a big pan of bucatini is meant to deliver comfort.
It’s the kind of dish you deliver to a friend when they need a little reassurance that everything is going to be O.K.
01 Saturday Aug 2020
Posted in breakfast & brunch, love to cook, salads, side dishes
Tags
asparagus, corn, fresh basil, fresh mozzarella, melon, prosciutto
Asparagus & Melon Salad {with Crispy Prosciutto}.
A bright colorful summer salad made from simple ingredients. This salad is the perfect light meal or fresh-flavor side dish. It’s begging to be shared.
Summer Salads are a thing you know. Their pictures are gracing the covers of magazines at the grocery store checkout line. Social media newsfeeds are bursting with inspiration. Backyard picnic tables have come to life with these gorgeous edible artworks.
Continue reading »09 Monday Sep 2019
Posted in appetizers, burgers & sandwiches, chicken & turkey, love to cook
Chicken Parmesan Meatball Sliders.
Relatively wordless Wednesday Post. Soooo.
I walk a lot. It’s my time to silently talk through things and exhale. My time. During walking my brain churns which often inspires new recipes. These Chicken Parmesan Meatball Sliders were the walking brain child inspired by these…
23 Tuesday Jun 2015
Posted in healthy choices, love to cook, salads, seafood
I scored these gorgeous tomatoes at the market this week, aren’t the colors amazing! Each year when tomato season hits, we run down the list of our favorite tomato recipes. Almost in unison, I heard Caprese Salad and Bread Salad. Just think what gorgeous children those two classics will make. That’s when the Caprese Panzanella love child was born.
Continue reading »16 Thursday Apr 2015
Posted in breads, breakfast & brunch, love to cook, Share the Love
Savory Caprese Scones scream “Share the Love.”
One of my most favorite expressions and actions.
See the missing bite out of that Savory Caprese Scone above? It was that precise moment when I knew.
I must share this recipe.
10 Saturday May 2014
Posted in appetizers, love to cook
I love a party where everyone brings an appetizer to share. Such a great way to sample new recipes. When we get the whole family together to celebrate a birthday this has become our favorite kind of meal. I made Antipasto Skewers to share at our last get together. They were fun to eat and easy to make.
Continue reading »24 Monday Feb 2014
Posted in gluten free, healthy choices, love to cook, side dishes, vegetarian
Baked Potato {with Tomatoes, Basil Pesto & Fresh Mozzarella}.
Fresh Basil Pesto might as well be classified as butter. Because when you spoon it onto a piping hot potato, it melts into amazing. Now add fresh diced tomato and shredded mozzarella. This might just be as good to me as say Pizza Margherita with a Perfectly Baked Potato crust. Continue reading »
25 Friday Oct 2013
Posted in appetizers, love to cook, vegetarian
Roasted Tomato & Mozzarella.
I have seen some wonderful recipes lately for slow roasting tomatoes, like this one by The Foodie Physician. By cooking them low and slow you get a rich tomato flavor. They then can be used in dishes as you would sundried tomatoes. Delicious. Continue reading »
28 Saturday Sep 2013
Posted in beef, pork, lamb, casseroles & comfort food, love to cook, pasta
If you’re looking for a ‘family friendly’ one-pot-wonder our Skillet Cheesy Ravioli Bake might just be the one. The ingredients are added and cooked in layers, then into the oven for a final bake.
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