I love pasta - it's a comfort food. And I love the Italian view of food and cooking. It's my own ideal. Cooking and food is love. I cook with purpose to give my family and friends something special to show how much I care. Bolognese sauce takes hours to make it a traditional way, … Continue reading How to Make a Lovely Bolognese Sauce
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The Easiest Beef Barley Soup
Soup is just a great food. Easy to heat up for a quick meal. Usually easy to make. Uses up left overs and transforms them into a wonderful new meal. And a perfect fall food. I made a large corned beef this past week. We've eaten all the chicken noodle soup form last week. So … Continue reading The Easiest Beef Barley Soup
The Best Cake – Making Mom’s Awesome Applesauce Cake
Rainy and fall is approaching now in earnest. Time for a childhood comfort food - Mom's Apple Sauce Cake. It's one of those kitchen smells that takes me right back to the farm house I grew up in. And remembering that we all wanted the middle pieces, not a crusty edge or corner. It's a … Continue reading The Best Cake – Making Mom’s Awesome Applesauce Cake
How to Make Tuscan Chickpea Soup with Kale and Pasta
I watch all kinds of cooking shows on TV. My So Yummy channel (YUM for short) has a program recently called How to Cook like an Italian with Silvia Colloca. I've become fascinated with this show even though it was on only a couple seasons. Today one episode had 'Pasta e ceci con cavolo nero' … Continue reading How to Make Tuscan Chickpea Soup with Kale and Pasta
How to Make Honey Ginger Switzel
Switzel - I've seen it mentioned in several magazine articles lately. What is it? It's an old time drink from the1600's made with water, vinegar, usually ginger, and in this case, also with honey. All things I always have in my house. And if you add a little seltzer before drinking it does resemble soda … Continue reading How to Make Honey Ginger Switzel
How to Do an Easy Make Ahead Tiramisu
Need an easy but fancy dessert? Tiramisu! And this version needs to be made a day ahead, and refrigerated overnight. So easy to whip up - and then grab and go! Tiramisu is a classic Italian dessert - a refrigerator dessert with no baking involved! This version starts off classic with ladyfinger cookies, which by … Continue reading How to Do an Easy Make Ahead Tiramisu
The Best Super Easy Cheesy Green Beans
Summer is always so busy, and now above and beyond my real job, I have a big garden to start eating and preserving. More on the latter in the future. I always grow green beans, and usually wax beans, but since I still have canned green beans from last year, I planted a much smaller … Continue reading The Best Super Easy Cheesy Green Beans
How to Make An Easy Beef & Mushroom Shepherd’s Pie Recipe
Shepherd's Pie, made with ground beef or lamb, gravy and vegetables smothered in mashed potatoes - what could be easier? And a big casserole of it feeds quite a few people. So when I started wondering this morning about what to make for dinner with the pound of ground beef I had in the fridge, … Continue reading How to Make An Easy Beef & Mushroom Shepherd’s Pie Recipe
How to Make a Perfect Umami Chicken
I needed to do something, well Different, with basic chicken bone in, skin on thighs. I wanted crispy but tender thighs packed with flavor. As I started going through the pantry thinking, what can I use to create a new dish, my eyes landed on Sriracha sauce, onion soup mix, umami powder and a small … Continue reading How to Make a Perfect Umami Chicken
How to make the Best Ever Caramel Apple Pie
I had quite a few apples this week - more than we would just eat. Enough for my favorite Caramel Apple Pie! There are so many apple pie variations. This one makes a caramel base in a 10" cast iron skillet, then the crust and filing go in on top of it. The caramel in … Continue reading How to make the Best Ever Caramel Apple Pie