My husband is an excellent gardener so we always have a summer garden planted on or near Good Friday as that is what the Italians believe. We always have an incredible bounty. I love planning meals that have to do with what is in my garden or what I find at the farmer’s market. I […]
Kid’s Favorite Meals
In my previous life, I was a teacher. I taught first grade and fourth grade. I loved it. I always had a cooking component in the classroom. My student’s loved it. I found kids love to be involved in the process as well as in the cooking. When I had my own children, I always […]
Summer Vegetables
I love summer time!! I love to be outside as much as I can. I love my garden and I also enjoy my Saturday mornings at the local farmer’s market. Our garden always has a wonderful bounty of summer squash, variety of tomatoes, variety of peppers, variety of herbs, eggplant and lemon cucumbers. I go […]
Picnic
Who doesn’t enjoy a wonderful picnic. We love to dine outside and so when we have a day to take a hike, go to the ocean, go on an adventure or if we have guests visiting and we go wine tasting, we like to pack a picnic and enjoy the beauty around us. Obviously, if […]
Baby Food: Homemade
When I had my both my kids I wanted to make their food and not have to buy the jars of the premade stuff. To be honest, I did half and half, as it was hard to plan meals for my husband and I as well as what to serve my first born. Once our […]
Meatball Basics
Meatballs are delicious and my kids are huge fans. We like to get creative using different ground meats besides the usual suspects, ground turkey, ground chicken and ground pork. Most meatballs don’t just call for ground beef. It usually is a combination of ground beef with ground pork sausage and sometimes ground veal. We make […]