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Butternut Squash Parmigiana
The idea to make a butternut squash Parmigiana came to me while slicing the squash for another recipe. Since it works for eggplant, it’s got to be able to work for butternut right?…
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Oven Braised Italian Beef
I was shopping at Whole Foods with a friend and they had these lovely chuck roasts on sale. The chuck is a cheaper cut and is from the shoulder which makes also it…
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Apple Plum Cardamom Compote
I’m in in full fall mode, even though it’s still technically summer. The air is crisp and a change in season always inspires me to get creative in the kitchen. Gorgeous early fall…
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Fall Fruit Upside Down Spice Cake
Fall is almost here, so let’s officially declare that it’s Spice Cake season! A steaming hot cup of tea or coffee with a slice of any cake on a crisp fall morning is…
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Stovetop Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
It’s no secret I love Mac & Cheese. Doesn’t everyone? It’s one of the most popular items on my catering company’s menu. While I adore a classic version that’s all about the cheese,…
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Roasted Plum Tomato Sauce
This is one of the first recipes I posted on this blog almost 2 years ago! It’s tomato season and I just love this simple, healthy and delicious roasted plum tomato sauce. When…
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Casual Catered Backyard Wedding
With the popularity of downsized backyard weddings making such a comeback, I thought I’d share some of the details from an event I did last summer. When an old friend asked me to…
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French Inspired 50th Birthday Celebration
Like everyone else in the world, COVID threw a huge wrench into my plans for 2020. A milestone 50 th birthday trip to France with my lifelong best friends was cancelled. Since my…
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French Onion & Gruyère Pizza
I love cooking from scratch but store bought pizza dough is a shortcut I’m all over. We do pizza night at least once a week and I think this method is pretty perfect.…
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Lemony Farfale with Herbs and Walnuts
Sometimes the greatest things happen when you’re not expecting it. For the past few years we’ve been planting herbs in teeny pots that hang on a repurposed iron railing. They didn’t do so…