Pasta e ceci is a soup that is near and dear to my heart.
It is for a few reasons.
First, it was the soup I remember my...
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Nostalgic Italian Cookies: Veches
These cookies always make me laugh. I know. They don’t look funny. But their name always makes me chuckle!
This recipe is from my mom’s “little...
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10 Things to Do with Roasted Eggplant
If you ask me, I think the humble eggplant is a "wonder veg".
Why, you ask?
Well, first of all, it's so pretty! That beautiful hue of...
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How Your Food Choices Can Affect Climate Change
Unless you've been living under a rock these past few weeks, you will all know who Greta Thunberg is - the 16...
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How to Make the Most Moist Meatloaf (and an Epic Leftover Hack!)
Are y'all ready to get nostalgic with me??
No, I'm not going to talk about mac and cheese or even a Sunday sugo - although, both...
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Limone: Italian Curd Filled Lemon Cookies
If you pop into any baptism or communion lunch, you will find these traditional Italian cookies called pesches (meaning peaches) on most dessert tables! They...
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Oven Roasted Garden Tomato Dip with Goat Cheese
Hey guys...happy sautumn!
Nope, that wasn't a spelling mistake.
Every year at this exact time, most of us (admit it...I'm not alone here!!) struggle to let go...
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Getting Ready For September!
I know we've talked about this before but am I the only one who feels like the day after Labour Day is more of a...
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Ricotta Gnocchi with Zucchini flowers
Ahhhh the ever-popular zucchini flower!!
I've been cooking with them all summer long...partly because I love them but also because the are still growing furiously on...
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Amazing Ideas to Use Up Your Homemade Fruit Preserves
I visited the Niagara region this week and we were given a tour of the local stone fruit farms that are now harvesting all the...
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