Julia Child Beef Bourguignon with Mushrooms and Onions
After watching a video of Julia Child making Beef Bourguignon for about 5 times in a row last week, I couldn’t help but making it!...
Lasagna alla Ricotta
It had been a while since I’ve made lasagna. The other day I just felt like making a new type, not the classic lasagna with...
MASHED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH BOURBON
Let’s give this Thanksgiving and Christmas a little booze! Roasted sweet potato with a crunchy streusel and bourbon! A side-dish or a dessert? If you...
Cauliflower Pasta Casserole
I promised a pasta recipe and there you go! You guys know I always stick to what I say…ok, almost always… Anyway, I whipped up...
Low-fat/High-protein Lasagna – and giveaway winner announcement!
As promised here I am sharing with you today my low-fat/high-protein lasagna recipe, of which I am very proud… but before, let me announce the...
Zucchini Crepe Casserole
Sorry I’ve bee away for a few days but I’ve been busy shooting a fitness DVD with Orlando To and his crew for the last...
Cooking with Mom: Parmigiana Leccese
This is going to be my last recipe from Italy. I’m heading back to China next week… Despite all my concerns about coming back home...
Taieddrha Leccese!
Being home is great! People were right, being here with the people I love and that love me is helping me healing. Getting over a...
Mushrooms Casserole
It’s getting cold here…when I first arrived in Lecce there were 17 C… yes, 17! which is about 63 F…YES that was awesome but it...
Cooking with Mom: Lasagna with Ricotta Cheese
I’ve made it safe to ITALIA! The flight was a long one, and I got stucked in Milan for 2 hours as my flight to...
Green Lasagna
I had a jar of pesto in the fridge calling my name, so I decided to make a green lasagna and a special, delicious loaf...
Sicilian Style Parmigiana
Parmigiana describes a classic Southern Italian dish made with shallow fried eggplant (aubergine) slices layered with cheese and tomato sauce and baked in an oven....
Grandma-Greek Moussaka
Moussaka is an eggplant-based dished of the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It has different variations according to the nation, however they are...
Dani’s stuffed melanzane (eggplant)
I have learned this is a recipe from my mom. She uses to make it during the summer and it definitely is one of my...
Spinach and Ricotta Crepe Rolls
The Spinach and Ricotta Crepe Rolls is a very famous and popular dish in Italy. It is very convenient since it can be prepared in...
Mushroom Lasagna with Bechamel Sauce
Lasagna is one of those dish to which I can’t resist, it is just too good for saying no to nice and warm serving of...
Stracchino and Ham Quiche
This recipe is a little invention of mine. I bought 3 packages of Stracchino cheese from Bottega, with the help of the nice and friendly...
Fettucine Pasta Pie
I’ve found this recipe on a cooking magazine I brought back from Italy, I’ve done some minor changes and the result is this delicious fettuccine...
Lasagna alla Bolognese
Lasagna is a form of pasta in sheets and also a dish named Lasagne al forno (oven-baked lasagna). There are different varieties of lasagna al...