Pavlova is a dessert popular my house. The girls loved it growing up and have since started to bake it in their own kitchens. Sara called me last weekend and said, “Mom there’s something wrong with your pavlova recipe. I’ve … Continue reading
Fresh Ricotta is a delicious creamy soft Italian cheese often used for pasta fillings such as ravioli or manicotti. As a filling you have less opportunity to celebrate the cheese in it’s own glory; rather it becomes a part of … Continue reading
Lobster Risotto is my husband, Ralph’s signature dish which our family requests on special occasions. Because Ralph only gets to cook when I’m working, I had actually never watched his process before this past Saturday night. When Kaitie asked him … Continue reading
Pasta E Fagioli means ‘pasta and beans’ in Italian. It’s poor man’s food made from simple ingredients. The origin of pasta e fagioli can be traced to the poor kitchen’s of Italy. Italian housewives trying to make a meal from … Continue reading
Fettuccine Alfredo can be a heavenly gastronomic moment of an insipid, cloying disappointment. An authentic Alfredo sauce calls for butter, grated Reggiano – Parmigiano and starchy pasta water. Most of us would not cook enough pasta in a week to … Continue reading
Bruschetta has sadly become synonymous with any type of tomato mixture dumped on top of insipid, usually cold, toasted bread covered in melted rubbery mozzarella. This is just a really bad North American interpretation of a spectacularly simple yet stunningly … Continue reading
Marinara sauce is one of the first recipes that I shared on my blog. April 9, 2011, as I struggled to maneuver through my WordPress dashboard, I realized that I didn’t know anything about how to write a recipe, how … Continue reading
NAKED RAVIOLI or as they say in Italian, ‘gnudi’ has a bad rap. It has a reputation for being difficult to make, presumably, because it has no covering. The truth of the matter is naked ravioli is a snap to … Continue reading
Hello again… literally stolen from Adele and typed with the same emotion. I couldn’t resist. I can’t believe it’s been over a year since my last post. For those of you who’ve forgotten who I am, my name is Michelle. … Continue reading
Finally. Every day, I wake up with the intention of sharing with you and then the day begins. Not that it’s a bad thing but after months of trying to catch up, I finally had an epiphany; there is no … Continue reading
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