When you see “crisy pancetta”, isn’t the first word that comes to mind Y-E-S!! Those little bits of heaven! Especially now that the stores offer pre-diced and chopped pancetta. Look for it near the deli section. It makes cooking so much easier ...
Italian Wedding Soup with Heart Pasta
When you think of Italian weddings, don’t you envision a large reception hall crowded with boisterous and fun people…laughing, dancing, and celebrating the newlyweds? Food and drinks everywhere, of course. Exactly like what we all witnessed when ...
Pasta’s Pasta Primavera with Chicken – Go Boston Bruins!
Custom pasta and custom projects are so much fun. Over the years, we’ve met so many creative people and had the chance to participate in some really fun pasta projects. This one is one of the BEST yet! Do you see the iconic pasta logo? It’s the ...
Margherita Pasta with Chicken
Do you ever find yourself in a fabulous Italian restaurant with umpteen delicious pasta and Italian offerings…and your eyes are drawn to the simplest thing on the menu? Margarita (or Margherita) Pizza just jumps off the page. Sometimes amidst the ...
Skillet Chicken Pasta with Asparagus & Goat Cheese
Skillet recipes and One Pot recipes are all the rage. Have you noticed? I guess all of us want something quick and easy and the fewer pots to clean the better. My husband John teases me all the time about how many pots, pans, and dishes I use to ...
Nashville-Style Cowboy Spaghetti
I love my hometown Nashville. And I love cowboys. Cowboy anything. (Ssshhhhh, my husband is from New Jersey). Anyone who knows me, knows I REALLY love my cowboy boots...all of them. Some are over 20 years old. I grew up in this small town (now, ...
Summertime Chicken Pasta Salad with Nectarines & Squash
We are all winding down for the summer…and with two teenage boys, it is about time! I’m looking forward to the everyday school routine and getting some more sleep! ? But before we put the brakes on all the fun, you must try this pasta salad ...
BBQ Chicken Pasta – Comfy Food Time!
Don’t be a chicken! Chicken - hot, fried, grilled, skewered, cajun’d, oven baked, or BBQ’d…it’s virtually a national pastime. Here in Music City, you see “hot chicken” on almost every menu, at every price point, from appetizers to the main dish. ...
Mexican Chef Pasta Salad
Last post Hawaii, this post Mexico! I couldn’t help it…both of these pasta salads bring the fun and festivity to summer cooking. This version of Mexican Chef Pasta Salad is an adaptation from a salad my sister Kathy makes annually on our family ...
Mini Ricotta Meatballs with Herbed Tomato Sauce
Melt in your mouth meatballs! Yep…you heard me. This little recipe came into my life last week at one of my guilty pleasures, or maybe some would call it an outright addiction – a local Italian cooking class led by a petite Italian bundle of ...
