Italian

Inspired by my love of lasagna and my love of strata, I came up with this Lasagna Strata. Layers of Italian bread, Italian sausage, grape tomatoes, and cheese come together …

I’ll bet you thought October was all about the pumpkin, right? Well, did you know that October is actually National Pasta Month? Yep. True story. So, to honor one of …

As I was clearing out my fridge (something I need to do a whole lot more often), I found some ricotta cheese in the back that was nearing its expiration date. Since I always have lemons in the fridge, and I have always wanted to make lemon ricotta cookies…now was the perfect time to make these Light & Lemony Ricotta Cookies with Almonds.

This recipe for Italian Chicken Legs with Tomatoes and Capers was born one night because I had some cherry tomatoes sitting on my counter and I really needed to use …

Permettetemi di fare una breve visita a Eataly, Chicago ~ Allow me to take you on a short trip to Eataly, Chicago. Le porte di questo 63.000 piedi quadrati Italiano …

My idea was to recreate all the flavors we love on a traditional one crust pizza but add a fun twist of making it a real pizza “pie” with two store-bought pie crusts and all the toppings piled high inside.

We grew some absolutely gorgeous eggplants this year in our garden. We’d never had luck with them in past years (they were always puny and the plants never produced more …

My entire family loves spaghetti.  Come to think of it, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t! With this recipe, you get all the delicious flavors of spaghetti plus all the …

This crockpot lasagna is just the ticket for those harried types of days when you haven’t had time to cook, but dinner is still hot, ready, and delicious.

The depth of flavor in this Rigatoni with Meat Sauce is what dreams are made of. The sauce needs to simmer for 60 minutes, but it’s worth the wait.