Dinner Planner – Week of March 25, 2024

Easter has always been my mom’s holiday.  She hosts a beautiful luncheon with a light pasta primavera (we are Italian, so there’s pasta at every holiday!), Ina’s roasted rack of lamb, mixed roasted seasonal vegetables and potatoes, and a spring green salad. For dessert, she makes coconut macaroons, lemon-ice torte, fresh berries, and my aunt […]

Dinner Planner – Week of February 5, 2024

So much happening, friends!  I uploaded the February cooking class YAY!  It’s so good!  Every month I pre-record a brand-new cooking class which you can watch on your own time.  This month’s menu is: Lemony Parmesan Soup French Onion Soup Skillet Chicken Fennel and Celery Salad Roasted Truffle Potatoes  Torta Caprese (this is a flourless […]

Apple Amaretti Crisp Recipe

I will never tire of fresh, seasonal fruit crisps.  They’re easy and everyone loves them.  The Amaretti cookies get crushed and swapped in for rolled oats in a classic crisp.  You can swap some pears for apples and add in some fresh cranberries if you like. I found Amaretti cookies at Cost Plus World Market. […]

Apple Fritter Skillet Cake Recipe

There aren’t enough apple desserts in the world for me!  I love apples and all the different varieties. You’ve seen me eat raw apple slices with flaky salt (don’t knock it til you try it!), sauteed apples on pancakes and oatmeal, roasted apples with yogurt or ice cream, and many different apple cakes, galettes, pies […]

Pear Carpaccio Recipe

I made this salad on a whim and it took 5 minutes, was so impressive and beautiful and DELICIOUS.  I know you love some healthful recipes on your Thanksgiving table to balance the rich ones, so I thought I would share this in anticipation of the holiday.  It’s also so great for a quick dinner […]