Pasta e Fagioli translates to ‘pasta and beans’, but there’s so much more to it than just pasta and beans. (more…)

Now you see it, now you don’t!  The Roasted Tomato Soup literally disappears the moment it’s served.  When your guests finish a bowl of hot soup even before you get a chance to sit down and enjoy a bowl yourself you know you’ve got yourself a winning recipe. (more…)

I’ve passed up a lot of recipes over the years that required chicken stock. For me it was that ‘red flag’ ingredient simply because I didn’t have access to chicken stock…homemade chicken stock that is. I was never a fan of using bouillon cubes because of its MSG content and salty flavor, and making homemade chicken stock just sounded way too complicated. (more…)