Italian

Spaghetti with Creamy Mushroom, Beef, & Balsamic Sauce ~ Spaghetti covered in a creamy sauce of mushrooms, ground beef, tomatoes with a hint of balsamic.I started collecting recipes at…

Have you heard of garlic scapes?  I hadn’t until about three years ago.  As the garlic bulb grows and matures in the soil, the tendril that shoots out of…

Onion and Feta Pizza ~ Humble toppings, feta cheese and onion on homemade sauce and dough make for one flavorful pizza.   Part 5 in the “Pizzas with Dave” Series:…

Panzanella ~ The classic Tuscan bread salad updated with seasonally fresh asparagus in a mildly tangy balsamic dressing. The list of recipes I’d like to make is never ending. …

Yes, finally we delve into the actual pizzas! Part 3 in the series “Pizza with Dave.”I mentioned that my friend Darla and I concocted several types of pizzas.  She…

Meet Dave. Dave is a dear friend from my time working at Borders Books.  Despite the fact the store closed 3 years ago, we all have remained a close…

Part one in my new series of cooking in Dave’s outdoor wood-burning oven.  While I want to jump right in with the pizzas themselves, I suppose we actually need…

There have been at least 5 different menus for today.  I was highly indecisive with what I wanted to make for dinner tonight.  In the end, my desire for…

One part of being a cook is to make food that those we love, will love to eat. The other part is to expose those we love to new…

Frittata Florentine ~ Whisked eggs baked with spinach, onions, peppers and covered in cheese. What is a frittata? An omelet? Fancy scrambled eggs? All of the above? Whatever it…