Italian Wedding Soup Prep 20 mins  Cook 45 mins  Eat 55 mins The Italian Wedding Soup sounds like a really special soup…and it is. It’s one of those soups that you can make a meal with for a few days. It’s filled with lots of healthy ingredients like cannellini beans, greens like kale, escarole and… Continue reading Italian Wedding Soup with Sausage, Greens and Cannellini Beans
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White Bean, Bacon and Tomato Soup
Soak Beans Overnight or Use One-Hour Method   Cook Beans 40 mins  Soup Prep 5 mins  Cook 55 mins  Eat 60 mins + Bean Cooking Time  This White Bean, Bacon and Tomato Soup reminds me of eating hot Campbell’s tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich on a cold Minnesota winter day when I was growing up.  We’d add milk instead of… Continue reading White Bean, Bacon and Tomato Soup
Black-Eyed Peas with Ham and Swiss Chard
Prep 5 mins  Cook 13 mins  Eat 18 mins Ring in the New Year with some black-eyed peas and you will have good luck the rest of the year. That’s the legend known throughout the South. Whether it’s true or not, black-eyed peas are a delicious and nutritious start to your new year and here’s how you can have them… Continue reading Black-Eyed Peas with Ham and Swiss Chard
Macaroni and Cheese with extras like ham, kale and more.
Prep 5 mins  Cook 18 mins  Bake 20 mins Eat 43 mins America’s favorite comfort food is probably Macaroni and Cheese. There’s a zillion different ways to make Macaroni and Cheese, but the main ingredients are pasta, butter, flour, milk and cheese. Sounds like the same ingredients for an Italian Fettuccine Alfredo, right? But I think of Mac and Cheese as more weeknight than a glammed… Continue reading Macaroni and Cheese with extras like ham, kale and more.
U.S. Senate style Navy Bean Soup made with a Holiday Ham Bone
Soak Beans Overnight or 30 mins  Prep 10 mins  Cook/Couch time 1:30  Eat 2:10 Navy Bean Soup is the perfect winter weather soup. It warms your insides and fills you up with beans literally, which are a great source of protein and fiber as well as energy. At this time of year, my sweetie always asks for Navy… Continue reading U.S. Senate style Navy Bean Soup made with a Holiday Ham Bone
Throw a Pizza Party with a one-minute pizza dough.
Prep 1 min  Rise 30+ mins  Bake 6 mins  Eat 37 mins Béchamel Sauce: Prep 10 mins  Use in recipes 10 mins Take a look at the fabulous pizzas we made in our Pizza Party Cooking Class! Armed with my one-minute Pizza dough recipe, we sampled some creative new ideas to add to my pizza repertoire. It’s difficult… Continue reading Throw a Pizza Party with a one-minute pizza dough.
Vanilla Ice Cream with Hot Banana and Chocolate Sauces
Prep 5 mins  Cook 15 mins  Eat 15 mins I have a confession to make. I am in love with the dessert from our Tapas Cooking Class.  This is trouble. It is so easy to make that I literally just spent three minutes in the kitchen making it and am eating it as I’m penning this post.  It contains items that… Continue reading Vanilla Ice Cream with Hot Banana and Chocolate Sauces
