Excellent recipes inspired by family traditions
Home canned tomato sauce is the best tomato sauce you will ever taste. It doesn’t even compare to store bought tomato sauce. The work put in to canning tomato sauce is rewarding every time you pull a jar off the shelf to make a tomato-based meal. Knowing that each jar contains only 5 natural …
California club sandwiches are amazing. The addition of creamy avocados on a turkey sandwich is one of the best parts of it. But this creamy cucumber slaw is a game changer. This is my family’s favorite sandwich. It is served on a soft, fresh baked hoagie roll made from my Italian Bread and toasted …
Clam chowder is a creamy soup that super popular and amazing in New England. There, being next to the Atlantic Ocean, it is made with fresh clams. Since we don’t have access to fresh clams like New England does, canned clams are used. It is still delicious, but nothing can compare to the freshness and …
Tabbouleh is a common vegetarian dish originating in Middle Eastern cuisine. It is a light, refreshing grain salad that is perfect with fresh picked summer vegetables. It is excellent alongside a fresh hot batch of falafel, or grilled chicken for a non-vegetarian meal. Tabbouleh is traditionally prepared with wheat bulgur or couscous, but for a …
Today I asked my mom for a recipe for mint brownies. I thought I remembered her having one in her recipe box that I so many times flipped through the index cards as a child looking for the perfect dessert. Within no time, she texted back a picture of one of her recipe cards. Written …
Pumpkin pie is one of the staples of Thanksgiving. Pumpkin is autumn. The colors, the smells, the crisp cold air. Everything pumpkin comes out in late September and seems to slowly disappear after thanksgiving, sometimes Christmas. The smell of freshly baked pumpkin pie in the kitchen is a warm welcome home from school! We …
Italian olive oil dip is a delicious accompaniment to fresh crusty bread. It is served at many Italian restaurants, sometimes prepared tableside. It is quick to whip up right before a meal and adds a delightful garlicy spicy flavor booster to homemade bread. I first tasted this olive oil bread dip several years ago …
Quiche Lorraine is another favorite classic French recipe. Quiche is so versatile; it can be baked with so many different vegetables, meats and cheeses. It is a delicious, light but filling egg custard tart packed with protein and essential vitamins and minerals. The classic version, Quiche Lorraine, is centuries old. It was first developed …
One of my favorite French recipes is crepes. During high school French class, we occasionally had food days. Everyone would make a classic French dish for the class to taste. Crepes were always part of the food day. My sweet little French teacher would make them right in the classroom. Crepes also happen to be …
As a kid, we ate cheeseburger pasta from a box mix and a pound of ground beef. I remember liking it, but guess what? It is better made from scratch. Cheeseburger pasta is really easy to make, doesn’t require any special ingredients and can be made in ONE POT! I love it when there …
