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A burst of summer for lunch or a light dinner comes together in minutes after a hot morning or day at the beach, with sun kissed tomatoes. A sharp Cheddar cheese complements the sweet tomatoes. Serve with salad or a light soup if you want.

There are many versions of Mortadella Sandwiches. This is one of our favourites, adapted from Anthony Bourdain………And his take on the popular Brazilian Mortadella Sandwich, with fried Mortadella and melted yellow cheese. His take was to use Provolone Cheese, a slightly smokey white Italian cheese…

This is another easy curry dish that can be on the table in less than an hour if you want it to be or prep earlier and cook the next day. We’ve done both and it is equally as good either way. Yogurt slowly tenderizes…

Combine two spring/summer salad ideas; Strawberry and Chèvre Salad with an idea from “Scallops and Bacon with Sherry Vinaigrette” and we hit a home run! Sweet, delicious strawberries, chèvre and sweet, delicious scallops wrap in salty prosciutto turns into a spectacular summer meal.

Crostini is an iconic Italian appetizer. Thinly grilled slices of baguette smeared with a little olive oil and garlic. Don’t go overboard with the toppings – you still want to taste the crispy garlic base. A sprinkle of herbs or sprigs dresses them up and…

This Dill Cream is adapted from Wolfgang Puck’s famous Smoked Salmon and Dill Pizza. We love it with briny Lox, caper berries, capers and bagels…..and it is the best Dill Dip for pretzels!

This meal can literally be on the table in just over 30 minutes. It is a dressed up Italian version of beans on toast. Heat the grill and char thick slices of rustic bread to accompany the cheesy chickpeas.

The best apples for sautéing are Granny Smith, but other crisp tart apples like Honeycrisp or Pink Lady also work really well. This is a fresh approach to apple sauce with pork, or sprinkled with a little cinnamon and sugar, becomes dessert. We love Sautéed…

Buy the best aged Prosciutto di Parma you can find and ask they not slice it so thin the slices fall apart. Sage leaves, prosciutto and tenderloin are a true, simple, magnificent Italian dish. Prosciutto di Parma is uncooked, unsmoked and dry cured ham from…

Shaken not Stirred – this is very good, too good, even if you don’t like Martini’s! Grey Goose Vodka is a premium vodka from France, that is hands down our favourite one we use for cocktails; known for its smooth taste and frosted bottle.