Spezzatino- Italian Beef Stew

Spezzatino- Italian Beef Stew

Translated spezzatino is a stew, but I don’t think that description really does this justice. It’s actually more of a hearty main dish meal which doesn’t contain as much liquid as a stew, but definitely has enough of it to spoon over some buttered egg 

Bruschetta Stuffed Pork Chops

This was a winner winner pork chop dinner! I had these huge pork chops that were just screaming to be stuffed! So that’s what I did!

Ropa Vieja

This a beloved traditional Cuban dish. It’s name translated to “old clothes.” It is named for this because when the meat is shredded, it looks like old clothes. The meat is stewed in tomatoes and in this case,  green pepper, onions, garlic and some green 

Pot Roast – husband style

You know this no processed food craze? I’m all about it! In fact, I think its a little funny. I thinks its awesome people are finally learning to eat this way, but growing up in an Italian household, I did’t know anything different! We never 

Parmesan Crusted Pork Loin

Sometimes you need an oven meal. Something you can just pop in the oven and let it do its thing. But sometimes those meals lack the “yum” factor. So if you could accomplish that, and had to take that oven meal one step further, would you 

Braciole

Who doesn’t enjoy braciole? No one. Braciole is thin slices of beef stuffed and rolled up in a little sleeping bag with herbs and cheese. It gets secured with a toothpick. I try to use only one per piece so no one chokes down a 

Pork Chops in Milk

I know it sounds weird! I thought so too at first.  See, part of being Italian, for me, is all about sharing food and sharing stories.  A lot of the dishes here are what I grew up on, or have learned to make from a 

Italian Sausage in Wine Sauce

Ok, anything that involves wine is going to be good. This is a dish my Mom made growing up all the time. She still makes it for us today. It’s a classic in our house. It is and easy dish that takes very little time 

Italian Style Pepper Steak

You know I have to put my spin on everything right? Well, here goes! I had some stir fry beef in the fridge. It was intended for Homemade Beef Jerky but I changed my mind. I do that a lot. Sometimes my best recipes start out 

Mini Meatball Soup – My version of Italian Wedding Soup

So it’s technically fall right? This means we can start making soup right? Good. I have a lot of soup recipes. Soup is a hit around here. It’s big flavor, little cleanup. Yes please!