Panna Cotta is simply cooked cream *swoon* What’s not to love right? Obviously we do lurve it! You might remember that we have already done a traditional Vanilla Panna Cotta and of course knowing me you knew there would be a Nutella Panna Cotta - check! And now to add to our Panna Cotta repertoire is *rubbing hands together* Limoncello Panna Cotta. That’s right, we’re adding one just for the adults. If you love Limoncello, you’ll love this! Read the rest of this entry »

I am so very excited to introduce you all to MAC! Say hi everyone ; ) She has just recently started up a new PODCAST site called DISHIN’ IN THE KITCHEN. It’s a site  celebrating the home cook and the kitchen nook {catchy no?} I met Mac on Twitter{you all know how much I love to Tweet so come on over and tweet with me if you’re not ; ) } and have been following her ever since. She’s one of the sweetest bloggers around so when she asked me to be interviewed for her podcast, I was honored and naturally said yes!  Read the rest of this entry »

 
Did you know that squash blossoms are not only beautiful {I mean just look at those colors} BUT they are also edible ; ) Yes, edible! In fact, I planted squash in my garden this year PRIMARILY for the blossoms! I’m crazy like that LOL. You can eat them {once cleaned of course} on their own or stuff them as we’ve done here. Read the rest of this entry »

Gnocchi Gnocchi Gnocchi! It’s just fun to say, isn’t it ; ) They’re little pillows of potato goodness! And when done right, they’re light, creamy & luscious! Yes, I said LIGHT! It’s not something I make all the time, so I like to make a big batch {and this would be a big batch}. I cook half immediately and freeze the rest for another day. You’ll want to as well, trust me, you’ll thank yourself ; ) It’s fantastic to pull a bag of homemade gnocchi out of the freezer when you need a quick dinner! No fuss, no muss! Read the rest of this entry »

This is a quick an easy summertime appetizer! Pomodori a Sorpresa means tomatoes with a surprise! Who doesn’t love a surprise right? Well, me actually LOL! I’d much rather know! SO I’m going to go ahead and ruin it for you {sorry} the surprise is the filling inside, which is a warm, gooey, melted hunk of Mozzarella. Ah, yes Mozzarella! I’ve actually starting referring to this as fried Caprese Salad! Go ahead, tell someone you’re serving Fried Caprese Salad, I’m sure it will pique their interest ; ) Read the rest of this entry »

I love summer time. I love the long days, throwing our normally way over scheduled schedule out the window, and kicking back with GELATO! Yes, I could make it everyday {and sometimes we do LOL} My Cuisinart maker is getting quite a workout this summer! She’s one kitchen gadget that has been worth every penny!  I might as well just leave her out on the counter she gets used so often ; )  Read the rest of this entry »

This is a quick and easy pasta dish that’s perfect for warmer weather! It takes all of about 8 minutes to pull together. Pretty much in the time it takes you to cook your pasta to al dente perfection you’ve got your dish complete. It’s fantastic for lunch or as a light dinner!  Read the rest of this entry »

I really can not believe how many things that you can do with this kitchen tool! Besides the ideas we mentioned in the bavarese al melone post, they have a gazillon more on the CREATIVE WHIP  blog. I have a very long list of things I’m going to be trying out SOON! 

As always, I wish that I had an isi Creative Whip  to give to each of you dah-lings sigh, but sadly I’m not rich & famous {ah, dare to dream LOL}. I do want to thank you all so much for your entries! Mwah! I’m super excited to hear about what the lucky duck winner is going to do with it! Oh yes, the winner…and according to the lucky eight ball ehem random.org, *drumroll please* The winner is… Read the rest of this entry »

Hello you tall, dark, COOL drink of…veggies! I know right, but yes VEGGIES! I wish I could tell you that I love vegetables more than I love carbs but hey it’s just not so {you’ve seen all the pasta recipes here LOL}. BUT this is changing my mind and it’s perfect for summertime! It’s cool, refreshing and ridiculously tantalizing on the tongue. Read the rest of this entry »

As the temperatures RISE, fruit desserts are replacing the heavier BAKED desserts in our house {oh don’t worry, they’ll be back, they’re just on vacay LOL} Cantaloupe are everywhere right now. They’re not only beautiful to look at they’re incredibly juicy, sweet and versatile ; )  Read the rest of this entry »