Christmas Tree Spinach Dip Breadsticks

Tree trimmed with fresh sage leaves.  I just had to give this tree a try! Although it looks a bit complicated, it is actually easy and very ...

Italian Pizza with pesto & truffle oil

With ingredients straight from Italy, this is indeed an Italian pizza! Thank you Debbe Roesler for sharing your trip, food inspirations and ...

Eggplant Pizzas

Two eggplant pizzas with extra sauce and sausage on the side. A shiny, dark purple eggplant from Barry’s garden became eggplant pizzas. Esse...

Garden-Fresh Tomato, Cucumber, Basil & Garbanzo Salad

It’s quick, it’s easy and it’s a perfect healthy summertime lunch entrée. Or, it would be a tasty side dish, too. Garden-Fresh Tomato, Cucu...

Pizza in 5 -- artisan make ahead crust + a couple of toppings

In an early step in the original pizza recipe    from Artisan Pizza and Flatbread In Five Minutes a Day  by Jeff Herbzberg and Zoë Francois...

Italian-style Stuffed Zucchini + use the extra sauce over pasta

Italian-style Stuffed Zucchini over brown rice Still more zucchini . . . this time I tried an Italian inspired recipe. I adapted a recipe th...