Quick and easy European winter recipes

Beyond Decadent, Skinny Lasagna Alfredo

Get ready to “wow” your family and friends with this out of this world dish! No one will ever guess it’s low…

Easy Risotto & Gourmet Mushrooms

Risotto scares too many cooks. It's really a simple dish, though not commonly served at the American dinner…

Baked Rice For X'mas

There’ll probably be a lot of leftover food for the festive season. This is one of the simple recipes using leftover rice & a can of Campbell…

Dutch Cookies: Speculaas

After munching my way through literally kilo's of these biscuits in the almost 14 years that I've lived in Amsterdam, I thought it was about time,…

pasta and potatoes fast

If you have little time and a very hungry family can make this dish, simple, fast and tasty to my children love it and I save every situation.

SPONGE CAKE CHOCOLATE TO FAST VARIEGATED.

Often on Sundays my children ask me to give him something sweet, like many a Sunday I opened the pantry and I…

PENNETTE SHRIMP WITH BASIL PESTO.

I love the basil (I like a good Neapolitan my plant fresh basil), but I go crazy for shrimp as well, so I…

My Scottish Granny's Scone Recipe

This recipe came from her mother Catherine Gillies from Snizort on Skye - born 1879. Before that, I think it…

Chicken Balls

Braised Bone-In Veal Breast with Tomatoes & Potatoes

Literally a one pot dinner - thinly sliced roasted veal breast with layers of tomatoes & potatoes makes for a…

Chicken with Olives, capers & Tomatoes

This is is very quick recipe, it only require couple of ingredients and it can be serve with variety of…

Last Night's Lasagna

Here is my quick lasagna recipe that I make with whatever I have in the refrigerator

Low Calorie, Quick and Delish, Coq au Vin

This is a wonderful low calorie and low fat version of the French classic. It’s so easy and straightforward.…

Ya Baby, Skinny Baked Pizza Dip to Enjoy All Football Season Long

Warm pizza in a dip? It doesn’t get better than this! Super easy to make…

Roasted Squash with Onion, Oregano & Mint

A new spin on squash: oregano & mint instead of cinnamon & nutmeg. This is one of my favorite Mario Batali…