A friend reached out to me with a food challenge: how to make baked ziti that will be hot and ready when they come back from a christening. A Slow Cooker Baked Ziti recipe seemed like the perfect … [Read more...]
Lamb and Eggplant Casserole
I have made this Lamb and Eggplant Casserole, adapted from Maureen Abood's Eggplant with Lamb, Tomato and Pine Nuts recipe, multiple times. And there is only one word for my feelings about this … [Read more...]
Rigatoni Sausage Arrabbiata
If you follow my posts somewhat regularly, you know that pasta is a very important part of my life. In fact, it gets its own day each week. Every Sunday is pasta night in my house! I tend to … [Read more...]
Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
 Note: This post is sponsored by Moyer Beef. All opinions are mine alone. Sunday night in my house is pasta night, which almost always means pasta with a meaty tomato sauce. I tend to make Meatballs … [Read more...]
Prosciutto Pizza
Note: I was sent a non-stick pro pizza pan, complete grate & slice set, and a 4" pizza wheel from OXO to make this post. All opinions are my own. My husband grew up on Long Island, so it's … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Braciole
My mom recently put in a request for braciole. And by put in a request, I mean she went to Esposito's in the Italian Market, purchased braciole, and told me I was going to make it. So. Slow Cooker … [Read more...]
Freezer Friendly Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Shells
I live in Philadelphia, and last week I was kind "stuck"Â at home because of the pope's impeding arrival. So I used the opportunity to cook up a storm! (Seriously, I managed to make Saucy Chicken Over … [Read more...]
Quick Meatball and Pasta Bake
Most Sunday nights in my house are Pasta Night. Typically, we just thaw a batch of homemade tomato sauce from the freezer to mix in with the pasta, but I am all out of my tomato sauce at the moment! … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
I don't know how this is even possible but I've never had Sloppy Joes before making this recipe. It was not in my family's dinner rotation, my camp never served it, and IÂ never came across it at a … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Marinara
Making a large batch of marinara sauce and freezing it for later use makes dinner on really hectic weeknights significantly easier. My mom used to make pots upon pots of tomato sauce during the first … [Read more...]
Penne with Bacon Vodka Sauce
Yes, you read that title correctly. Penne with Bacon Vodka Sauce. I have wanted to make some recipes using Bakon Vodka ever since I heard of its existence. My mind immediately went to Bloody Mary's … [Read more...]
Tomato Seafood Chowder &Review of Pomi Vodka Sauce
We all have those nights where we are absolutely too exhausted to cook. I tend to go straight for pasta whenever these nights come up, but recently I've been running low on my homemade tomato sauce. … [Read more...]
Broiled Salmon with Roasted Tomato Sauce
How I love August. Not for the heat or the never ending rain (not-so-fun fact: August is already the wettest August ever recorded in Philadelphia, what joy) but because it is tomato season! Fresh … [Read more...]
Fettuccine with Fresh Tomato Sauce
Ever since the first week of my CSA share, I have anxiously awaited the arrival of fresh tomatoes. This week, I received my first batch! The share came with a bag of Roma tomatoes, a bag of Red … [Read more...]
Tomato Sauce
My mom and aunts make mean tomato sauce. But sadly, they have not signed on to making sure my freezer is sufficiently filled with their delicious sauce. So I've finally broken down and attempted my … [Read more...]
