Recipes

Manicotti for the busy family

These is no doubt that fresh pasta is delicious, but it’s also a time consuming process and to produce a large quantity (I always seem to make large quantities of everything, after all I’m Italian!) takes a long time! So I opt for the pasta in the box for this recipe. I can tell you that if you follow this recipe you will not be disappointed,…

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A Holiday Favorite growing up

This recipe is a holiday favorite. Growing up we would often spend the holidays with my cousins and my uncle would make this delicious stuffing. Traditional Sausage and Herb Stuffing. Although he did not add cranraisins, I think the combination of salty and sweet go well together. Enjoy!

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Mama’s Stuffing

Potato & Thyme Stuffing or Mama’s Stuffing as I know it, is a family favorite! Potatoes are the ultimate comfort food in my opinion, with Potato perogies being a close second.  It is well known that Potatoes are a stable food for the Irish. My mom’s mom had 8 children so making this type of stuffing was not only a delicious way to serve potatoes, but also an…

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Sloppy Joes

My husband and I had the pleasure of visiting NYC and stumbled upon a restaurant that serves sloppy joes, sweet potato fries dipped in maple syrup, and milk shakes.  All yummy and delicious comfort foods.  To this day we can’t stop talking about how yummy the sloppy joes were! I did my best to re-create that taste with this recipe. It has a sweetness to it, so…

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