You all know my deep deep love for pasta right?!?! What American-Italian doesn’t have a bit of an obsession with the beauty that is pasta? Today I’m sharing with you an incredible recipe for Tagliatelle with Roasted Tomatoes & Pesto Ricotta. A quick and flavorful dinner. Grape tomatoes are roasted until they are bursting with caramelization….
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Caprese Salad with Basil Oil
Caprese Salad with Basil Oil just screams Summer to me. Its simple and especially wonderful when you can get local grown produce. Like I’ve mentioned before, I love my garden and while I don’t yet have tomatoes ready to pick, I do have lots of basil! Fresh picked basil is a beautiful thing, and…
Italian Green Beans & Tomato
There are so many dishes that remind me of my grandparents, these Italian Green Beans & Tomato are definitely one of those dishes! As in most of my grandparents cooking, these are really simple, not much to them but absolutely delicious! A handful of ingredients, a couple simple steps and thats it!
Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Tortellini
I am seriously on a HUGE soup kick lately! I don’t know what it is but I am really enjoying coming up with new soup recipes and of course devouring bowls full as well! This Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Tortellini really hit the spot tonight! Its so incredibly easy to make…
Mexican Chicken & Rice Bowl
How delicious does this Mexican Chicken & Rice Bowl look?!?! Besides the incredible flavors and bright colors, the next best thing about this dish is that its really very healthy!!! Simple grilled chicken breasts sitting over a layer of brown rice, black beans, corn and fresh tomatoes. To top it off, some creamy diced avocado,…
Oven Dried Tomatoes
My wonderful grandparents spent the weekend over and they always show up with the most fabulous fresh garden treats! They are amazing gardeners! This weekend they came with two bags full of tomatoes and I decided to use both the grape and cherry tomatoes to make Oven Dried Tomatoes. There was no way we…