Tomato, Basil, Mozzarella and Bread Salad Ingredients: 1/2 loaf bakery bread ripped or cut into small pieces  1-2 cups cherry tomatoes (cut in half if you want) 3 tablespoons Basil (fresh or not – use whatever you have) 1/2 red onion, diced Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing Tip: you can also make use of your bread making […]

Fresh Tomato Pesto Pizza Ingredients: Bread (I used a loaf of La Brea Bakery bread) 1 tomato 1 package fresh mozzarella (I used the kind that is a big ball that you cut into slices) 6 tablespoons Basil Pesto (or as much or little as you need to cover the slices of bread) Directions: Cut […]

Fresh Tomato Bruschetta Ingredients: 3 tablespoon Basil (I used freeze dried refrigerated Basil because that is what I had on hand) 2 tablespoon Parsley 1 tablespoon Lemon juice 2 tablespoon Garlic (I used minced Garlic) 2 tablespoon Olive Oil 1/2 Package of Cherry tomatoes, cut in half (use as many or less as you want […]

White Bean Dip with Bacon and Basil Pesto Ingrediants: 1 can (15 ounces) white beans – I used Cannellini beans 1/2 cup bacon (I used real bacon bits) 2 tablespoons garlic (I used minced garlic, if using fresh garlic then dice it) 1 large shallot (diced) – (FYI: This looks like Garlic and its by the […]

Black Bean Salsa Corn Bites Ingrediants: 2 cups frozen corn (I used one whole small bag) 1/2 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained 1 bunch green onions, chopped 1 avocado, diced Lime juice or Lemon 1 cup chopped cilantro (I used 1 whole bunch) 1 jar Salsa 1 bag Tortilla Chips Directions: Combine all […]

Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with White Bean-Sage Sauce Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets 4 tbsp olive oil, divided into 2 parts 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 onion, diced 3 spoonfuls Minced Garlic (or use fresh garlic if you have it, adjust according to garlic preference) 1/4 cup fresh sage leaves, diced 1 can white […]

My husband and I are not Italian but for whatever reason we love Cannoli-anything.  Our wedding cake actually had cannoli cream filling inside, so when I saw this recipe for Cannoli Stuffed French Toast I knew it was the perfect dish to hint to my husband to make me for Valentine’s Day.  I will warn you […]

I crave potato soup constantly and this is my new favorite because it is a crockpot version!  I love the secret ingredient of cream cheese instead of milk and flour which is what I used in the past. Crockpot Potato and Cheese Soup Ingrediants: Directions: Recipe adapted from Frosted Fingers

Ingredients: 1 lb. stew meat 2 tsp. olive oil 1 onion,, diced or sliced however you’d like 1 tbsp. minced garlic 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp. fresh minced ginger 1/2 cup hoisin sauce (I used Garlic Hoisin I found in the Asian aisle of our grocery store) […]