Exciting news! This August, my family is moving from New York to beautiful North Carolina. These past few months have been filled with lots of packing, garage sales, and other assorted craziness as we prepare for this new adventure. John keeps saying, “I hope the moving truck is big enough” while I keep finding more…
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Low-Carb Meatball Parmesan For A Quick Easy Dinner
It’s 3:00 in the afternoon, and I’m trying to decide what to make for dinner. I’m craving meatballs, and I know my family loves them too. But since John and I have started following a low-carb diet, we stay away from meatballs because of the breadcrumbs. But maybe we don’t have to. Maybe there’s a…
One-Pan Chicken And Peppers
Do you have a favorite recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation in your family? These are usually some of the best recipes. Not only are they tasty, but they also bring wonderful memories with each bite. This one-pan chicken and peppers dish that I’m sharing with you today was inspired by a…
Review: La Pasta Gluten Free Cheese Ravioli
I rarely eat pasta anymore so I usually quickly pass by the pasta aisle of my local natural organic grocery store. Since going on a gluten free diet, I just never was thrilled with the taste of gluten free pasta. Maybe I just have high standards when it comes to pasta. Before going gluten free, I ate…
Gluten Free Classic Italian Lasagna
Need to feed a crowd or craving some comfort food? Classic three-cheese Italian lasagna casserole is always one of the recipes at the top of my list in these situations. With its intensely flavored sauce, just the right balance of cheeses, chunky beef, sweet Italian sausage, and gluten free pasta, it’s always a big hit for…
Mushroom Risotto in Chicken and White Wine Broth
Looking to enjoy a warm and satisfying dish for dinner tonight? Creamy risotto in a white wine and chicken broth is sautéed with garlic and onions, tossed with cremini mushrooms, and topped with grated parmesan cheese for a beautiful dish that is bursting with flavor. It would also be a wonderful addition to your holiday table.
Slow Cooker Pork Osso Buco
Have you ever tried a new food and fallen absolutely in love with it? Then wondered how on earth you had gone all your life without ever tasting it before? That’s what happened to me when I made pork osso buco for the first time. Several days ago John stopped at our local Whole Foods on his way…
Zucchini, Sausage And Beef Casserole That Really Rocks
Sensational taste alert! As I’m writing this, it’s raining heavily outside which has cooled things off a bit and that makes it the kind of day for zucchini sausage and beef casserole. The kind of day when you just want to curl up with some rainy day comfort food. So here is that recipe for…
Italian Frittata With Sausage, Red Peppers, Potatoes, And Onions
I would like to make you an omelette… The other night I watched a wonderful movie with my family. The Hundred-Foot Journey is a cinematic delight about a family from India who travels to a quaint village in France to open a restaurant. It just so happens that there is a haute-cuisine restaurant right across…
Gluten Free Eggplant Rollatini
Eggplant rollatini bundled with cheese and marinara sauce has always been a favorite appetizer of ours. However, you cannot be sure when ordering in a restaurant that it is gluten free. To be on the safe side, I make it at home. Here is my recipe and a peek into my kitchen. Bon Appétit!
Gluten-Free Pizza In 5 Easy Steps
Gluten-Free Pizza In 5 Easy Steps Following a gluten free diet, does not mean giving up your traditional pizza night. However, poor tasting, dry crumbling or chewy crust ruins the pizza experience and makes you feel like throwing in the towel. Against The Grain has a wonderful frozen three cheese crust that enhances the taste…
Gluten Free Chicken Cacciatore
Over fifteen years ago, I had a lovely neighbor who shared this recipe with me that she had learned from a cooking class that she had taken. I’ve been making it ever since with a few revisions for gluten free ingredients. Gluten free chicken cacciatore, prepared with red wine in the style of southern Italy, is always…
Gluten Free Traditional Meatballs
When I was a young girl, my good friend was Italian. She often invited me to come with her to her grandmother’s house on Sunday. There were always large homemade meatballs, pork chops, sausage, etc.. There was always joking and laughter as her aunts, uncles, and cousins gathered together. They treated me like family, and…
Gluten Free Pizza Fritelle
More than a century ago, my husband’s great-grandmother from Italy would make pizza fritelle. She passed down the tradition to her daughter who would make them, and so on. You get the picture. This tradition was passed on from generation to generation. Every Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter we would look forward to Grandma’s pizza fritelle….
Gluten Free Sausage and Peppers
Italian sausage and peppers are often served at family reunions, fairs and other large gatherings. Alas, not all sausages are gluten free. Many sausages have fillers in them that are grain based. Fillers help cut the cost of using 100% meat in the sausage. The grain also helps to absorb the fat. You may have to…