Citrus Olive Oil Biscotti with White Chocolate Chunks are the perfect after dinner pick me up; orange, lemon and anise evoke the flavors of islands in the Mediterranean. Keep reading for other great cookies with white chocolate! I was provided a copy of Ciao Biscotti by the publishers in exchange for an honest review, Affiliate…
Italian Lemon Chicken with Zucchini and Mushrooms
This delicious, one pot Italian Lemon Chicken with Zucchini and Mushrooms evokes the flavors of the Amalfi Coast and will make you wish you could head to Italy! Affiliate links were used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Have I mentioned I am counting the seconds until I have some light…
Pasta with Spice-Infused Ground Lamb and Green Peas: Review of Spices and Seasons
Pasta with Spice-Infused Ground Lamb and Green Peas is delicious fusion comfort food, offering up the best of Italian and Indian cuisines. Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to items I would be discussing and linking to anyway. Further, I was given a free copy of Spices and Seasons, as well as…
Rosemary Mustard Pork Tenderloin and Pasta with Mushrooms and Peas: Review of The Glorious Vegetables of Italy
Rosemary Mustard Pork Tenderloin and Pasta with Mushrooms and Peas is a stunning spring recipe that your guests will drool over. A copy of The Glorious Vegetables of Italy was sent to me by the publishers for an honest review. Affiliate links were used to link to items I am discussing in this post. I…
Torta Paradiso (Italian Paradise Cake)
What a week! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving–I am kind of jealous of those of you who were also celebrating Hanukkah, as I think combining those 2 culinary traditions would have made for an awesome meal. I did not cook much, as I was at my in-laws and they declined all of my…
Pasta Alla Boscaiola AKA Italian Beef and Noodles
I’ve had canned beef on the brain lately. In recent months, I started actually paying attention to my Google Analytics, where I discovered that by far and away my grandmother’s Beef and Noodles is my most popular post. I cannot help but find this a little funny because this blog really does not specialize in…
Gluten Free Italian Chocolate Cake with Polenta: OXO Good Grips Egg Beater
I am mortified by how long it has taken me to tell you about OXO’s new Egg Beater. Yikes. Here are the facts: OXO sent me one of their new Good Grips Egg Beaters–along with a second to give away to a lucky reader–as part of their Blogger Outreach Program.
Eat Write Reatreat 2011: Fettuccine in Bianco with Asparagus, Mushrooms and Asiago Cream
As most of you know, I attended Eat Write Retreat this past weekend. I am (I think) one of the last attendees blogging about it–it amazes me how fast people got their review posts out. I needed time to sleep, to drive home, to sleep, to relax, to process the entire event, to sleep some…
Italian Bread
Alex loves The Sound of Music. Since the moment she saw me watching it, she became obsessed. She calls it “Maria” and refuses to acknowledge any other name for it. When we first started watching it Nazis were kinda hard to explain–I just left it at bad guys who wanted to force the Captain to…