• SCALLOPED POTATO CHEESY BUNDT

    What’s not to love about this! PREHEAT OVEN TO 400º 4 TBS BUTTER – unsalted, room temp 2 1/2 POUNDS YUKON GOLD POTATOES     (about 7-8 medium) 1 CUP HEAVY CREAM 2/3 CUPS GRATED PARMESAN 1-2 CLOVES GARLIC – grated 1 TBS FRESH ROSEMARY – chopped 3 SCALLIONS – thinly sliced KOSER SALT FRESHLY GROUND… Continue reading

  • SEMIFREDDO WITH LEMON CREAM

    AND BLUEBERRIES ½ CUP HEAVY CREAM LEMON CREAM 2 EGG WHITES PINCH OF KOSHER SALT ½ CUP AND 2 TBS SUGAR – divided  TSP LIGHT CORN SYRUP 2 TBS WATER 1 TSP LIGHT CORN SYRUP 2 ½ CUPS FRESH OR FROZEN BLUEBERRIES – divided 1 TSP VANILLA EXTRACT     Using a 9X5-inch glass loaf… Continue reading

  • Chicken Breast Involtini with Potatoes

    SERVES 4 1 ¼ LBS CHICKEN BREASTS – skinless and very thinly sliced ¼ LB MORTADELLA – thinly sliced 4 YUKON GOLD POTATOES 4 LARGE SAGE LEAVES – shredded 1 TSP FRESH ROSEMARY – minced PINCH OF OREGANO 2 GARLIC CLOVES – chopped EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL SALT AND PEPPER – to taste 1/3 CUP CHICKEN BROTH – optional PREHEAT OVEN TO… Continue reading

  • Baked Shrimp with Lemon and Oregano

    Baked Shrimp with Lemon and Oregano

    Oreganata di Gamberi al Forno PREHEAT OVEN TO 400º COOKIE SHEET COVERED WITH FOIL 18 JUMBO SHRIMP – peeled, deveined, tails left on ¾ CUP EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL 2 CUPS BREAD CRUMBS – unflavored or flavored 4 GARLIC CLOVES – minced 4-5 TBS LEMON JUICE – freshly squeezed 1 TBS DIRED OREGANO – or… Continue reading

  • APPLE BREAD PUDDING with CARAMEL SAUCE

    PREHEAT OVEN TO 325º GREASE 9X13-INCH BAKING DISH 1 LARGE LOAF FRENCH BREAD – 10 cups of small cubes 2 TBS BUTTER – unsalted 2 APPLES – quartered, sliced into ¼-inch thick slices – 2 cups 1 CUP BROWN SUGAR – packed w extra for sprinkling ½ TSP CINNAMON – or more to taste PINCH… Continue reading

  • Happy Veterans Day!

    On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation was signed. November 11 is significant because it marks the anniversary of the end of World War I, which is when an armistice was signed between the Allied nations and Germany at “the eleventh hour of… Continue reading

  • APPLE BREAD PUDDING w CARAMEL SAUCE

    ​PREHEAT OVEN TO 325º GREASE 9X13-INCH BAKING DISH 1 LARGE LOAF FRENCH BREAD – 10 cups of small cubes 2 TBS BUTTER – unsalted 2 APPLES – quartered, sliced into ¼-inch thick slices – 2 cups 1 CUP BROWN SUGAR – packed w extra for sprinkling ½ TSP CINNAMON – or more to taste PINCH… Continue reading

  • Happy Birthday in Heaven, Dad!

    Happy Birthday in Heaven, Dad!

    My Father gave me the greatest gift any Father can give, love, support and emotional security.                                                            Happy Birthday, in Heaven, Dad! Not far from Torrita di Siena, on a hill between Valdichiana and Val d’Orcia, lies Montefollonico, the charming medieval hamlet, where my Father was born. Montefollonico is surrounded by 13th-century brick walls. The village… Continue reading

  • Voting in the United States

    Today, most American citizens over the age of 18 are entitled to vote in federal and state elections, but voting was not always a default right for all Americans. The United States Constitution, as originally written, did not define specifically who could or could not vote—but it did establish how the new country would vote. Article 1 of the Constitution… Continue reading

  • AUTUMN IN OUR WORLD

    As we traipse around in this beautiful season of Autumn, with the trees colorful and in full transformation and with the upcoming all-American festivity of Thanksgiving I started thinking, for many reasons, about gratitude and all the things I am especially grateful for. It is the perfect time now as we think about gathering with… Continue reading