With all of the lovely summer vegetables available this was a simple tasty dish.  It is a replica - sort of, of a recipe I saw somewhere but seem to have lost.  So, it took some " brain storming" with my not so great memory, some liberty with ingredients and luckily it turned out delicious.  […]

Oh how I love Italian Food. What I love is, Italians keep their food simple, without any fuss or complex ingredients, always using fresh ingredients and as a result their food is always delicious.  Jamie Oliver once said he was born in the wrong country....I very much think the same thing! This recipe was quick, […]

UPDATE:  ANNOUNCING THE WINNER FOR THE ITALIAN DIABETES COOK BOOK GIVE AWAY CHOSEN AT RANDOM IS:  LINDA. Please contact me through my email with your mailing address to receive your free copy of the cook book....congratulations Linda! I recently received The Italian Diabetes Cook Book Delicious And Healthful Dishes From Venice To Sicily and Beyond […]

Yeahhh....I had a day off to cook something new!  With it still being September, our tourists are still here so work is still quite busy.  But today I had a day off...time to head into the kitchen. Merciful heavens....this was one delicious dish.  I have never made a savory Polenta dish before - so so […]

We live for asparagus season in this household.  When it arrives - we have asparagus dishes pretty much every day.  Here is an interesting article on the health benefits of this power food. This is not so much of a recipe, but more of a method - so easy, and so tasty.  I'll also post […]

I have never made homemade Polenta before.  I had tried the store bought, that comes in a round tube.  Can't say I thought too much of it.  But homemade?  Delicious.  I am having so much fun with the cook book Emeril At The Grill, his picture looked so good, I thought I would give it […]