I love winter fruit – oranges, grapefruit, little clementines. They’re juicy and sweet and just what you need while you’re fighting your winter cold or trying to eat healthy after the holidays. By broiling the grapefruit you start to break … Continue reading
When ever my Polish-American mother visits or we visit her, my family orders up a pot of Borscht, beet soup. It’s become a tradition and this past week for our Christmas visit it was the first item on the menu. I always … Continue reading
I love serving roasted veggies alongside my meatballs and salad. The browned vegetables add a flavor and texture that really help make the meal. I have recently started to eat so much more cauliflower then ever before and I have … Continue reading
This salad is just greens, cheese and dressing. The sharpness of the arugula and the flavorful dressing pair perfectly with your red sauce and meatballs. The problem I have found with arugula when it comes in the little plastic boxes … Continue reading
If you are looking for a meatball recipe that is just a little different and where the raw ones look gorgeous enough to eat, this recipe is it. These meatballs are unique because of the raisins and pine nuts in … Continue reading
Ever since reading the The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual I’ve wanted an Italian grandmother to come into my life. I love my grandmas and my great grandmas and their roast chicken and roast beef Sunday recipes and I … Continue reading
Here is an easy, throw it together recipe for December. I love those little balls of grain known as couscous, they are soft and delicious. Couscous is the equivalent of white bread when compared to the super-food quinoa, but it … Continue reading