I love this retro dish. The girls love shrimp, so this is an easy start to a meal or alongside Simple Tomato Sauce. In North America shrimp scampi means shrimp cooked in garlic butter. In Italy scampi is more like a lobster. Everyone has…

  This is but one of the many Margarita’s they serve at the Hacienda, a Mexican restaurant at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort, Arizona. This one promptly became Mike’s favorite. This is as close a copy as Mike can get, without traveling back. Use Anejo…

  I’ve been making this appetizer for years. It’s really good before a Greek meal. Adapted from Epicurious.com – Gourmet June 2007. Halloumi cheese has a high melting point so it’s great for grilling or broiling. The outside gets beautifully brown and when you bite…

This recipe is from the RecipeGirl (recipegirl.com) found on Pinterest. It’s so good, no changes were needed. Use the cherries  in an Old Fashioned or Manhattan and the syrup over ice cream. This is half the original recipe. I make it a couple of times…

  Adapted from Giada’s Kitchen, New Italian Favorites A very typical salad in Rome, we love it with or without a drizzle of Balsamic reduction. If we had to choose we would go with no Balsamic so that you can enjoy all the flavors. Buy…

  A Friday night family favorite, really good on game day as well. Really easy, serve with Frank’s Hot Sauce and Tex Mex.

  Adapted from the Best of Bridge, Mexicana Antipasto. I have used prosciutto and bacon in this dish, both are delicious. Tostito mild or medium salsa has 1 CHO/2 TBSP/30 grams. If using another brand check the carb count.

  Adapted from our personal Italian trips, Lina’s Italian Market, Calgary; and Recipe Geek, Spot the Difference Throughout Italy there are many variations of Caprese salad; beautiful warm summer tomatoes and fresh Mozzarella, with basil leaves tucked in. It truly is a meal and one…

  This is a nice change from horseradish cream made with sour cream. It holds together a little thicker. We love it on crostini topped with a rare slice of beef tenderloin as part of the appetizer tray. Garnish with fresh sprouts.  It’s also great…

Roasting peppers is really easy! Serve them as part of charcuterie on top of goat cheese, use for Roasted Pepper Soup, in salads and they are a must with Turkey Burgers Stuffed with Cheese ( and we always seem to use goat cheese).   We…