Forbidden Black Rice with Roasted Squash, Garlic and Kale
It may look a bit creepy, but isn’t that what Halloween is all about? I don’t have little goblins running around anymore to make spooky treats, but I still love to play up Halloween in classy, tasteful decorating and in my meals, along…
Pumpkin Granola
On the positive side of all my recent relocations, I’ve definitely downsized, including my pantry. Over the last year and a half, my pantry stores the basics for healthy Mediterranean style cooking and baking. I prepare meals mostly from scratch…
Good Morning Pumpkin
Muffins and I don’t always get along. They play games with my head. Coffee shops displaying their baskets of fresh baked muffins tempt me. They look healthy…but I have trust issues. So I make my own.
Pumpkin Ginger Biscotti
Hey Ginger, this one’s for you! Life is interesting. Come, sit down. I’ve made a fresh pot of coffee, I’ll pour you a cup. Grab a biscotti and we will chat and catch up. Time to slow down and truly…
Warm Me Up! Marsala Mushroom Bisque
This past weekend was a cold one for sure!! The freeze baby I am though was happy as can be. My bag was packed for a weekend trip to Florida. As I hugged my son goodbye at the airport, snow…
Pumpernickel Bagels
I have a secret love for pumpernickel bagels. It’s really not so secret if you’re within my close circle of friends. The thing with pumpernickel bagels is that most bagel shops or breakfast diners either do not carry enough and…
Strawberry Coeur a la Creme
Food and love are meant to be shared. And if you are a passionate person like me, you take them both very seriously! With family and friends, I openly share my home, my food, my love. But in intimate settings…
Red Velvet Biscotti
Talk about one sexy biscotti!! With its deep, lusty red and teasing drizzle of white chocolate, these biscotti are just begging to be dipping into champagne or a morning after espresso. Dare I say anything more?? To my surprise I…
Italian Fried Dough
Fried…dough…really? Just around the time when those healthy eating resolutions are starting to weigh heavy (no pun intended) and that strong willpower is beginning to weaken….ooh, I am so sorry. But just take a bite…a little bite….warm and soft with a sweet sugary kiss…
Ricotta Meatloaf
This really could be called a three cheese meatloaf having ricotta, mozzarella and Parmigiano, however, the ricotta is such a key ingredient to this meatloaf’s texture and flavor that it deserves the starring role in the title. It is important to…
