Every summer needs a star sipper, and the Aperol Spritz has been it in my house for a solid two years. It is completely worthy of a repeat appearance for a second year. I’ve spun the spritz into an incredibly smooth sorbet, alongside an elderflower addition for this Aperol Spritz Elderflower Sorbet recipe. Maybe it’s…
Italian
Monterey Hazelnut Biscotti + GIVEAWAY
There are moments when I catch myself daydreaming that I have a little old Italian grandmother (I would call her Nonna, obviously) that sits in her tiny house baking delicious treats for me to pick up. What? Y’all don’t think of things like that? Anyway… The first thing on my imaginary Italian grandmother’s table would…
Homemade Bruschetta
While summer may totally be sooo last month, I can’t help but to pull back & peek through the kitchen blinds and see what I assume may be the last of the homegrown tomatoes creeping through the brown, dried-up leaves, just begging to be used. I am completely fine with saying goodbye to the…
Country Carbonara
A while back, I was suckered into a special at my local grocery stop. 5 pounds of country ham from a well-known local hamery (…Is that a word? Is now.). Who would pass up 5 pounds of slow-cured, delicious country ham?! Nobody. That’s who. I found myself slightly burned out of country ham…
Simple, Quick Pizza Dough
Homemade pizza is a go-to dinner at my place, making an appearance about once every week or so. I always have some sort of tomato-based sauce sitting around beside some leftover vegetables and cheese. The glorious thing about pizza is that you can throw just about anything you want on it and it will…
Holy Cannoli
Picture it…. Sicily. Cannoli, the singular being cannolo, is said to have originated in Palermo, Sicily during the Arab rule of Caltanisseta. Some say that the dessert makers created these out of resemblance of their Sultan. Others say it was a fertility symbol created for Carnivale. Either way, they are absolutely delicious! We’ll eat to that, right?! …