Zucchini Noodles with Fresh Tomato-Basil Sauce
August 11, 2015

I've been carting around different versions of this recipe since college. (That's about 25 years, you guys. Yikes!) It started out as a clipping from...

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Rapini with Potatoes and Italian Sausage
June 15, 2015

There are very few foods I dislike outright (hello, capers!), and I'm pretty open to trying at least one bite of anything I've never eaten...

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Tricolore Salad
April 25, 2014

Spring and summer are potluck season, and a big, brightly-colored salad is like a big bowl of love. Plus, it's a sneaky, delicious way to...

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Slow Cooker “Osso Buco” Stew
April 02, 2014

I've mentioned before that I'm not a huge fan of slow cooker stews because I think they get too watery — but sometimes, like now, when...

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MMM: Italian Slow Cooker Meatballs
March 21, 2014

Today's recipe is courtesy of Stephanie Gaudreau at Stupid Easy Paleo. She's disguised the superfood power of liver in flavorful Italian meatballs in a slow cooker...

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MMM: Chicken Pesto Meatballs In Marinara
March 17, 2014

This recipe is part of March Meatball Madness; get all the recipes right here. Spinning today: tender chicken meatballs, fragrant with pesto, gently cooked in...

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Herb “Rice” Salad
July 10, 2013

  I'm visiting my family in Pennsylvania this week, and happy anticipation of grilling on the deck and splashing in the pool fueled my get-ready,...

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Muffuletta Salad
June 20, 2013

When I was a kid, my parents would sometimes take us to a food market in Reading, Pennsylvania (I think?) — stalls of butchers, produce...

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Old School Italian Meat Sauce
March 01, 2013

In college, I had a 100% Italian-American boyfriend, and I was partially adopted by his very traditional family. His mom was about 4'10" and a...

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Slow-Cooker Italian Pork Roast
October 16, 2012

There was a cosmic convergence among five factors to bring this recipe post into your kitchens. Nom Nom Paleo did a cooking demo of her...

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Weirdly-Awesome, Awesomely-Weird Dinner For One
September 13, 2012

When I was growing up, my whole family ate dinner together at 5:00 p.m. most nights. But every once in a while, when I was...

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Beef Liver With Parsley-Onions & Lemon
April 17, 2012

There was a lot of talk at PaleoFX about the nutritional benefits of liver (Liver: nature's most potent superfood), but that's not the only reason...

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