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All over the world, in every culture, each dish is really a story. For us, the collective influences of our home town, families, experiences, friends, tastes and traditions come through every meal, and inform the tale each one has to tell.
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca This is the pasta sauce with a risque past. It's perfect for "work" nights and if you've read the accompanying blog, you'll get the [...]
Linguine alle Vongole (Clams)
Linguine alle Vongole (Clams) This pasta dish is a favorite of mine and of my mom. She used to make it for me all the time, usually [...]
Spicy Ginger Lime Wings with Scallions
Spicy Ginger Lime Wings with Scallions I love hot wings. I know they're bad for me, but I love them and when I go out, I'm not [...]
Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Sauce Excerpt about recipe Ingredients 8 oz frozen cranberries 1 cup sugar 1 cup of water 2 tbsp sweet vermouth (we used Cinzano Rosso) *secret ingredient [...]
Sweet Potatoes Baked In Butter And Brown Sugar
Sweet Potatoes Baked In Butter And Brown Sugar Sweet potatoes are not something we grew up eating in my family. This is one of those side dishes [...]
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes Soft and creamy, hearty and satisfying, mashed potatoes are such a comforting fall/winter food. I think they are best served with some type of meat [...]
Broccoli Sauteed In Garlic And Olive Oil
Broccoli Sauteed In Garlic And Olive Oil You've probably heard of many different ways to cook broccoli: covered in melted cheese, blended into creamy soup, battered and [...]
Shiitake Mushrooms With Garlic And Oregano
Shiitake Mushrooms With Garlic And Oregano Mushrooms tend to be a 'love 'em or hate 'em' type of dish. We love them! I learned from my mom [...]
String Bean Salad in Garlic and Olive Oil
String Bean Salad This is such a quick and easy dish. You can make it with very little notice which is great if you're doing things last [...]
Spinach and White Bean Soup – From the Freezer
Spinach and White Bean Soup - From the Freezer This soup was born out of necessity, upon arriving home from work-travel to an empty fridge. It's made [...]
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (Garlic and Oil)
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (Garlic and Oil) This is the easiest pasta dish you will ever make. And it's from Naples just like my mom so you [...]
Stove Top Cheese Burgers
Stove Top Cheese Burgers In true Philly form, let's start with the roll. The spongy hamburger buns you find in the bread aisle of your grocery store [...]
Stuffed Artichoke
Stuffed Artichoke Artichoke look intimidating. You have to wonder of it's a self preservation tactic on their part. Perhaps they're worried about the rise in vegetarian and [...]
Guacamole
Guacamole Making guacamole for the first time years ago was such a leap for me. Growing up if my mom didn't know or like a food, we [...]
Green Leaf Salad with Grilled Chicken and Avocado
Green Leaf Salad with Grilled Chicken and Avocado I know. I know. They're ALL over Instagram. So why do we need another grilled chicken and avocado salad? [...]
Chicken Broth with Pastina
Chicken Broth with Pastina This simple broth is the building block for just about every soup you'll make. For now we're simply adding cooked pasta to the [...]
Oven Baked Dorito Chicken
Dorito Chicken I can't take credit for this entire recipe, but I am pleased with what I decided to do with the Doritos seasoning mix I found [...]
Pizza Rustica
Pizza Rustica Pizza Rustica is a savory meat pie that we make for Easter. Since Easter marks the end of the Lenten season of abstaining from meat, [...]
Pasta alla Chitarra
Pasta alla Chitarra The chitarra (guitar) is a beautiful tool from my dad's region of Italy that makes long, gorgeous strands of deliciously silky pasta. One side [...]
Shepherd’s Pie
Shepherd's Pie I would never have attempted this recipe if it wasn't for Mike. I think it's more important to me than it is to him to [...]
Spicy Lime Sliced Steak with Snow Peas, Portobello Mushrooms and Onions
Spicy Lime Sliced Steak with Snow Peas, Portobello Mushrooms and Onions I used to be intimidated to cook steak. Who wants to risk ruining an expensive piece [...]
Leg of Lamb Steak with Swiss Chard and Tomatoes
Leg of Lamb Steak with Swiss Chard and Tomatoes Lamb is one of those intimidating meats that people sometimes shy away from making at home. If you [...]
Pork Roast with Potatoes and Onions
Pork Roast with Potatoes and Onions Pork is a staple in our kitchen. In fact we make it more often than chicken. This roast pork recipe is [...]
Cream Cheese Cookies
Cream Cheese Cookies This is hands down the best cookie recipe I've ever made. It comes from my friend Mar's family, and to this day I'm still [...]