When people immigrate to a new country, they often carry with them reminders of their homeland and a few cherished belongings. Old family recipes are both – cherished and reminders of home. Mary Cannici says of her grandmother’s special cake recipe, “This recipe immigrated to this country from Sicily when Nonna was a little girl [...]
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Nonna’s Breakfast and Dessert Farina Cake
Posted in Holidays, Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged blog, brunch, brunch recipe, cakes, dessert, dessert recipes, Easter, Easter brunch recipes, Easter dinner recipe, Easter recipe, egg cake recipe, family recipes, farina cake, food, food blog, immigrants, Italian cake recipe, Mother's Day, Mother's Day recipe, old family recipes, Recipes, ricotta cheese cake on March 6, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Bun Bun Noodles With Spicy Peanut Sauce
Posted in Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged asian noodle salad recipe, asian noodles, Asian noodles with spicy peanut sauce, blog, food, noodle salad, noodles, pasta salad, pasta salad recipe, peanut sauce recipe, Recipes, spaghetti salad recipe, spicy peanut sauce, spicy peanut sauce recipe on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The directions state, “Let stand at room temperature for at least 4 hours before serving.” Yeah, right – like that’s going to happen! You will be hard-pressed to follow those directions after stirring the thick spicy sauce into the noodles. And after sprinkling fresh red peppers, carrots, green onions, cilantro leaves, and fragrant, toasted, sesame [...]
Marinated Blood Oranges
Posted in Holidays, Husbands, Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged blog, blood orange, blood orange recipes, blood oranges, citrus compote, citrus desserts, compote, easy desserts, food, fruit compote, fruit desserts, healthy desserts, healthy Valentine's Day recipe, oranges, Recipes, Tuaca, Valentine's Day recipe on February 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Round with bright flavors, citrus fruit bring the sun into our winter kitchens. Blood oranges, in particular, with their sweet hint of raspberry-like flavor and famous vermilion to ruby-colored flesh are true winter gems. Wanting to test a special, yet healthy Valentine’s Day dessert for my sweet-toothed husband, this recipe fulfilled all of my requirements: [...]
Asian Noodle Salad
Posted in Uncategorized, Recipes, About me, tagged food, Recipes, blog, salads, asian noodle salads, rice noodles, easy recipes, asian recipes, easy salad recipes, noodle salads, pasta salads, asian salads, asian noodle salad, delicious side dish on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wanting to make a light pasta dish to accompany some freshly grilled fish, I prepared a simple noodle salad with subtle Asian undertones. Unlike the Shrimp and Bean-Thread Salad I posted about a while back, this noodle salad is simpler to make, because it has fewer ingredients. Although, it lacks the complexity of flavors that [...]
Chinese Chicken Buns or “Gai Bow”
Posted in Aging, Holidays, In The Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged blog, Chicken in a bun, Chinese Chicken bun, Chinese gai bow recipe, Chinese New Year, Chinese recipes, food, frozen bread dough recipes, Recipes, Stuffed bread recipe, Super Bowl recipes on January 17, 2012 | 4 Comments »
A soft, yet crusty, bread surrounds succulent pieces of chicken and savory bits of celery, mushrooms, green onions, and bamboo shoots in these big and hearty Chinese Chicken Buns. Soon after you bite into a freshly baked one and let the flavors flood into your mouth, you’ll pat yourself on the back and say, “Damn, [...]
Winter Squash and Apple Bisque
Posted in About me, In The Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged blog, buternut squash, butternut squash and apple soup, butternut squash recipes, butternut squash soup, food, hearty soups, Recipes, soup, squash soup on January 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I never knew what the big deal was about butternut squash soup until I tasted some at a Zagat-rated restaurant. It was thick and creamy like most squash soups are, but what made this one stand out was the surprising taste of apple in it. As soon as I got home from dinner that night, [...]
Pepperoni Pizza Puffs With Homemade Pizza Sauce
Posted in Holidays, Kids, Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged blog, easy appetizers, food, football party food, holiday entertaining, pepperoni snacks, Recipes, snacks for kids on December 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Got kids? Need appetizers? Want football munchies other than Doritos? Whether you need to bring an appetizer to a holiday affair or you’re having a crowd over for football bowl games or you’ve just got lots of kids hanging around the house, you’ll want to whip up batches of these popular, bite-sized, Pepperoni Pizza Puffs [...]
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