This is the absolute perfect summer pasta dish. It is light and completely vegetarian. You can eat a whole bowl of this pasta and still feel like you can get your swimsuit on and look amazing! 🙂 What is Spaghetti alla Checca? This is simple, but…
This Grilled Steak Salad is AMAZING!! It is salty, creamy, tangy, smokey and will satisfy every grilling craving you have!! I am so excited to be in grilling season again. When you live in the suburbs of Chicago, as we do… or anywhere that…
This is a simple and straight forward recipe that we all love. This pasta is perfect with classic Bolognese sauce or even simple marinara sauce. My girls love this pasta with my classic marinara sauce and some fresh Parmesan cheese. Marinara Sauce These noodles also hold up…
My hubs loves enchiladas and so I make them sometimes for him. I have never been a huge fan of traditional enchiladas. I have tried several different traditional sauces and I just always feel like they are okay. There is nothing really wrong with them, but I…
So, this is something you may not have heard of before. It is one of those amazing old timey recipes that has started making a come back, but not overly done. If you love ravioli, you will love gnudi. If you love gnocchi, you will love gnudi.…
I am a total suck for anything sweet and salty. So, there is no surprise that I absolutely love chicken and waffles. This dish is the essence of sweet and salty. It takes too of the most amazing bits; crispy, crunchy fried chicken and sweet, fluffy, syrupy…
These pork chops are not only delicious, but simple. They are fancy enough for a dinner party and simple enough for any weeknight meal. These are best with bone in chops to keep them moist and juicy. They are started on the stove and finished in the…
One of my favorite smells is green peppers roasting. Whether it be in the oven or on the stove for Italian sausage. I think it is one of the best aromas to fill the house. So, there is no doubt that I absolutely love smelling these delicious…
For me, cream soups are some of my favorites. This one in particular takes me back to high school. We used to go to this mom and pop restaurant in town whenever we had early days or days off and get cream of chicken rice soup. It…
In the Fall especially I cannot get enough of some great Homemade soups. I have some other amazing soups on the blog, but these are all classic Italian soups. Three of them are similar in flavor profiles, but don’t let that fool you. They are similar in…
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