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Meatballs – Homemade Italian Meatball Recipe for Spaghetti and Meatballs – Video

Meatballs – Homemade Italian Meatball Recipe for Spaghetti and Meatballs – Video

Meatballs – A Homemade Italian Meatball Recipe for Spaghetti and Meatballs. Spaghetti and Meatballs are an all time favorite and synonymous with Italian food. You don’t have to be Italian to make good homemade meatballs, because I’m going to tell you my family secret recipe. […]

Vegetable Soup with Escarole and Beans

Vegetable Soup with Escarole and Beans

Vegetable soup with Escarole and beans is an easy, healthy vegetarian soup recipe that can be made for a quick dinner or a light lunch. Any small pasta like orzo, tubatini or shells works great in this dish, but most of the time I like […]

Crock Pot Chicken with Pan Gravy – An Easy Chicken Recipe

Crock Pot Chicken with Pan Gravy – An Easy Chicken Recipe

Crock Pot Chicken with Pan Gravy – An Easy Crock Pot Recipe. Chicken recipes come and go but this healthy Chicken Crock Pot Recipe is an easy chicken dish that anyone can make. If you have never cooked a whole chicken in a slow cooker, […]

Skirt Steak with Peter Luger Lime and Garlic Marinade

Skirt Steak with Peter Luger Lime and Garlic Marinade

For a simple, easy meal try skirt steak tonight. It’s a very flavorful cut of meat and cooks up in minutes. For a tender bite every time, be sure to cut the meat against the grain as I demonstrate in the photos below. I prefer […]

Cucumber Buttermilk Salad Dressing with Homemade Healthy Croutons

Cucumber Buttermilk Salad Dressing with Homemade Healthy Croutons

This easy recipe for Cucumber Buttermilk Salad Dressing with Homemade Healthy Croutons makes close to 2 cups so there is plenty for a big salad and leftovers for the next night. You could use it as a dip for a veggie platter or to serve on […]

Grilled Peaches Recipe

Grilled Peaches Recipe

You won’t believe how fast and easy grilled peaches are to make.  It’s the perfect healthy summer 10-minute dessert that everyone will go crazy over, even people who don’t like peaches, like my daughter, will love this.  They also make a great topping for a […]

Italian Paella – A Simple but Delicious Chicken and Rice Recipe

Italian Paella – A Simple but Delicious Chicken and Rice Recipe

My mom Gloria always made a dish like this and called it Italian Paella (“pie-yay-yah”).  Her original way of making this calls for browning the chicken first.   You can certainly do that but I think it’s lighter and easier to just put it all […]

Watermelon Salad with Arugula, Field Greens, and Feta Cheese

Watermelon Salad with Arugula, Field Greens, and Feta Cheese

This salad is a fresh, delicious change of pace. Why not give it a try and step away from the same old boring salads?  The sweetness of the watermelon blends so nicely with the peppery flavor of the arugula. Don’t be afraid to shake it […]