European winter recipes

Delicious Banana Bread

A few months back my sister told me she baked banana bread. She was delighted with how it turned out for her and suggested I tried it too. To be…

Double Sausage Pizza

Ken’s friend David came over so Ken could help him fix his computer. To thank him he wanted to treat us to take out pizza. Oh no, my friend, Patti…

Fig Puff Pastry Roses

Puff pastry roses with delicious fig filling. The filling can be prepared in advance and stored in a fridge.

Italian Sausage Mac & Cheese

It’s amazing how many recipe requests we get for macaroni & cheese. That’s fine with us, it’s quick, easy and has unlimited variations. We used…

Classic Rack of Lamb

Classic Rack of Lamb, I live for lamb chops. Juicy, tender, rare (please please give me rare), deep reddish pink, browned, crusty, herbed, fatty…

Cherries stuffed with cream cheese and tuna

Mushrooms stuffed with anchovies and smoked cheese.

Beef Burritos with sweet onions and red peppers jam

Baked Penne with Vegetables

Reminiscent of lasagna but loaded with veggies, this dish will take center stage at group gatherings. It makes good use of summer's zucchini…

Summer Vegetable soup

Eating 5 vegetables a day is easy with this vegetarian summer soup. Some would call it summer minestrone. This can be made a day ahead,…

Bruschetta Appetizers

Bruschetta Appetizers is an easy and quick recipe for a delicious, cheesy, Italian appetizer. Main Ingredients include: Feta cheese, black olives,…

Pasta in Red Sauce Recipe (Penne Arrabiata)

Pasta in Red Sauce is a delicious Italian pasta dish bursting with robust flavors of fresh tomato sauce. You…

Baked Penne with Sausage & Ricotta

This bakes up like lasagna or baked ziti. It's simple to make and everyone loves it. It's great for a dinner…

Penne Alfredo with Italian Sausage and Zucchini

I had this dish at a local diner and loved it. So I recreated it at home it's an easy tasty dish. It looks…