Everything You Want to Eat

I was lucky enough to get my hands on some fresh mulberries so I decided to make a crostata with my kids. A crostata is a rustic, free form tart (in France known as a galette.) I …

🇮🇹Ever just want salad for dinner? Enter my favorite antipasti chopped salad. The pictures salad is lacking olives because I was all out - I highly recommend customizing it to y…

This is one of the many salads I made up while cooking in Tuscany and it was a big hit so I’ve redone it and written everything down. Large button mushrooms are easier to slice, b…

I finally got around to putting this on my blog! It’s been on my Patreon for a while - thank you to all my subscribers. From all the research I could do this seems to be a pretty …

This Italian meringue buttercream is hands down the best frosting recipe I know. I learned how to make it while I was in pastry school in Vancouver back in 2004 - thank you Chef C…

This is a summery, light eggplant Parm more that's much more like the traditional Italian version than the fried version you see in Italian-American restaurants (w…

People usually think of risotto as a fancy restaurant dish but it’s easy to make at home and a great dish to have in your repertoire. The only special thing you need to buy is the…

There's no fast way to make homemade lasagna, but this is the quickest method I know. The main short cuts are store bought tomato sauce, no boil lasagna sheets and a ricotta m…

This is the only pasta salad I really love. Orzo with feta, pine nuts, lemon and parsley. It’s light (olive oil, no mayo), bright from lemon juice and lemon zest, a little salty a…

Chicken Parmesean
This is a somewhat lighter version than what you usually find in restaurants. Feel free to use your favorite brand of store bought tomato sauce, although this o…

This is great fall and winter side dish or meal in itself. The spicy pickled raisins add a nice punch but you could leave them out or add them unpickled and the finished dish wil…