Amazing Recipes
If you love lasagna but think it's too much work, especially for a weeknight dinner, I have the solution for you. Skillet Lasagna! Tastes exactly the same, but in a lot less time. The ingredients are simple ingredients, you probably have in your fridge and pantry right now and in just 30 … [Read more...]
It's been such a stressful week for us as we've been searching for houses and coming up empty. It seems to be a seller's market and if anything good comes on it's gone in a couple days. So how do I deal with stress, well probably like a lot of people, with food, and what's more comforting than a … [Read more...]
I hope everyone's had a very merry Christmas, just as I did with my family. It was wonderful, just sad that it's now over. Today  is Boxing Day in Canada, the biggest shopping day of the year here. For the first time in a few years I actually went shopping on Boxing Day, mostly because my … [Read more...]
I've just made lasagna roll ups for the first time and I have to tell you this is the easiest way you can make lasagna. Not only do they look incredibly adorable, but they are also very delicious. I'm sure everyone has their favorite lasagna recipe, but this is my easy recipe that I use whenever … [Read more...]
As I said more quail eggs recipes are coming over the next few days. OK, I know this isn't really a quail egg recipe, but I made some linguini and why not throw some quail eggs on top. This is how I came up with the name lazy linguini, because it's a simple simple recipe, and because I just threw … [Read more...]
You all know my dear beagle that I love with all my heart. Here's a picture of her in case you don't know what she looks like. As you can see she's getting up there in age, she's 8 years old right now. A senior dog you might say. For the most part, she is the best dog in the world. I mean … [Read more...]
As much as I love eating spaghetti and meatballs I don't make them very often. Honestly. It's one of those dishes that is so easy to make, but for whatever reason, I don't make them often. But I do make my Romanian version of meatballs quite often. And those are good, so very good. Since I … [Read more...]
Ever wonder what Puttanesca means? Well I recently found out while watching the foodnetwork channel. However the history of pasta Puttanesca has many colorful Italian folk tales. The word itself Puttana in Italian means whore. One of these such tales, suggest that a restaurant owner had many such … [Read more...]
Whenever you're in the mood to eat some cheesy pasta, this recipe of cheese and spinach stuffed shells is perfect. There are 4 types of cheeses in this dish, making it scrumptious and super delicious. I chose to mix some cottage and ricotta cheese for the stuffing, therefore making this dish … [Read more...]
Italian pasta dishes are the best and most classic comfort foods. This baked penne with Italian sausage is sure to get everyone to the table as soon as it comes out of the oven. My husband and I don't make a lot of pasta, but every once in a while we do enjoy a good lasagna or a good Italian pasta … [Read more...]
Well it's time for some seafood dishes, so I decided to make some shrimp scampi. The term scampi is the name of a dish of shrimp served in garlic butter and dry white wine, served either with bread, or over pasta or rice, although sometimes just the shrimp alone. Now my husband is not … [Read more...]
Tonight I was in the mood for some chicken cacciatore. I don't make this very often, primarily for the reason that my husband is not a fan of pasta, but I wanted some so I made some. It turned out great, and I loved it and although my husband complained about eating pasta and kept muttering under … [Read more...]
For the longest time I was scared of making fresh pasta, thinking it was the hardest thing in the world. Growing up, my mom would make fresh pasta every once in a while and the dishes that she made with that fresh pasta were absolutely delicious. I just never paid attention to how she made the … [Read more...]
Last time I went to Romania to visit my mother in law, I decided to make this cannelloni recipe for her, my sister in law and my nieces. Â They had never had cannelloni before, and this was a real treat for them. Â They ate everything and absolutely loved every single bite. Â I don't make … [Read more...]
Well you might think lasagna is really not that easy to make and very time consuming, but this recipe will change your mind, we're not going to simmer the sauce for hours, we're going to use store bought spaghetti sauce.  Before you say, well that's not going to be that good, give it a … [Read more...]
