This recipe comes from the Half-Baked Harvest cookbook by Tieghan Gerard and it is just too darn good to limit it to a summer meal. Living in San Luis Obispo our warmest months are September and October so tomatoes and basil remain plentiful and readily available at the very least throughout these warmer months, and…
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Pork Souvlaki with Tzatziki
If you are a fan of me then you know I’m a fan of Ina Garten, known to television viewers as the Barefoot Contessa. She creates easy recipes which are packed with amazing flavors, presented beautifully and all the while makes it look so simple. She uses basic ingredients, nothing too exotic, which makes…
Italian Baked Meatballs
Weeks before Thanksgiving I began cooking and freezing numerous meals to have on hand when my sister and brother arrived. They were coming the week before Thanksgiving. Having some home cooked meals available even after busy days spent sight seeing, shopping,movie-going, walking, and just enjoying Slo was great. And of course we did our share…
Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza (or as I like to call it pizza bread)
Having lived in the Chicago area for 15 years we are big fans of Chicago style pizza! Known as deep-dish pizza, stuffed pizza or simply Chicago pizza, it is, as you probably are aware, vastly different from that of the many fantastic pizzas found in Italy, NYC, or almost anywhere else in the US of…
Peruvian-Style Chicken with Green Sauce
I was first introduced to Peruvian food while living in Maryland years ago. There were several Peruvian restaurants in the area from a casual neighborhood fast food Peruvian spot to more formal gourmet restaurants. My son actually is the one who introduced us to this cuisine when on one of his visits from LA he…
Quick Tomato Sauce
Sometimes simple is best! And with good ingredients, simple allows the true flavors to shine through. Trying to come up with a quick dinner the other evening, while hungry for pasta, I found this recipe for Tomato Sauce in The Tuscan Sun cookbook, a favorite of mine for Italian dishes. With few ingredients and a super…
Lasagne with Ragu
This luscious lasagne comes from Frances Mayes’ The Tuscan Sun Cookbook, a favorite Italian cookbook of mine. The lasagne pasta is layered with ragu, (meat sauce), besciamella (béchamel sauce), Parmigiano-Reggiano, and shredded mozzarella, and topped with toasted breadcurmbs. Delizioso!!! I have made this ragu recipe in the past and it is wonderful, but since I…
Caponata
There are many versions of Caponata, a dish of chopped eggplant, olives, onions, and other vegetables seasoned with herbs, typically served as an appetizer. You can check out another caponata recipe (more of a sweet and sour version) here. Not only is it a wonderful antipasto with crackers and crudités before dinner, a couple of…
Chicken Parmesan
A few days ago while preparing an old standby, Chicken Parmesan, I realized I had never posted this familiar entree on my blog. I have been making it for years, and haven’t found anyone who doesn’t love this dish. The crisp cutlets are not difficult to prepare as long as you have all your ingredients organized…
Salted Caramel Sauce
I can’t believe I haven’t posted since Halloween, but it doesn’t mean I have taken a break from cooking. My youngest brother who lives in Chicago will be arriving this evening for his first visit since we have moved to San Luis Obispo. He will be with us for Thanksgiving which makes me so happy….