Literally meaning, cooked cream, Panna Cotta is an Italian dessert made with sweetened cream and gelatin. Often cited as a traditional dessert of the Piedmont area, Panna Cotta became popular in North America in the 1990s. Similar to custard but…
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I’m not sure what the weather is like where you are but here it’s darn right frigid today. Minus 21 degrees Celcius or -33 with the wind chill to be exact! I am so not a cold-weather person so on…
Do you struggle with finding ways to feed your family on a budget? I’ve put together a list of 20 of my favorite dirt-cheap meals for when money is tight. To make my list they must meet a few requirements….
When the temperatures start dropping and the days become shorter, I start craving comfort food. And nothing says comfort quite like a saucy chicken and vegetable pie topped with golden, flaky puff pastry straight out of the oven. This chicken pot…
This is simply the most delicious dark chocolate mousse I’ve ever tried and it’s quite an easy recipe. It makes the perfect dessert for a holiday or special occasion dinner. Guests are always impressed! If you’ve never tried using olive oil…
This delicious recipe for the easiest olive oil crepes ever comes from my friend Hilda at iwanttocookthat.com. You make the batter in the blender and it can be left in the fridge overnight for an easy and quick breakfast the…
This Tuscan tuna salad makes a great summer meal. The addition of the beans helps bulk it up making it a meal in itself but you can also serve it as a side dish. You can use white kidney beans or…
I don’t know about you but during the summer months, I’m always looking for fast and easy recipes that use healthy, fresh ingredients and don’t require me to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Who wants to turn…
These buttermilk blueberry muffins are simply the best, most tender, and moist muffins that I have ever had. The recipe comes from Daphna Rabinovitch’s cookbook “The Baker in Me” and Daphna has graciously given me permission to share it. I…
I love fennel and I’m always looking for new recipes that really show off this vegetable’s unique flavor. This past Christmas I was looking for the perfect side dish and came across this Roasted Fennel recipe by Giada di Laurentis….