My healthier version of Spaghetti Carbonara features vibrant spring vegetables.    There’s a reason wh

 Biscotti are traditional centuries-old Italian cookies that are baked twice to make them dry and crispy.  T

  I love seafood and am always looking for ways to incorporate a wide variety of seafood into my diet. 

Since winter is officially over, pretty soon I will switch culinary gears and celebrate the bounty of fresh sp

Have you ever had a stir-fry disaster?  Do you wonder why your stir-fry doesn’t look or taste like it does

East meets West in this popular classic dish.  My curried chicken salad is infused with a mixture of savory a

This dish is my spin on a traditional Italian dish, chicken piccata, which is chicken cooked in a lemon butter

This Valentine’s Day, instead of going out to dinner, show your sweetheart how much you love them by cooking

It's not a party without guacamole! This game day recipe make a large batch to feed a crowd. Cut the recipe in

When it’s cold and dreary outside, I tend to gravitate towards warm, hearty soup dishes.  My Lentil Soup wi

Shepherd’s pie is a centuries-old dish that originated in the UK.  Classic shepherd’s pie consists of a f

Are you looking to brighten up your winter with some fun summer recipes?  If so, you may want to check out th

People are always asking me for quick, delicious, healthy meals that they can make on busy weeknights that the

My Jump-Start Your Day Breakfast Burritos are a hearty and nutritious meal to set you on the right path for h

  I’ve been getting a lot of requests for Indian recipes so I thought I would give it a go with my vers

A hearty Italian soup with humble origins, Ribollita is made with vegetables and beans and thickened with left

Curly Kale There’s been a lot of buzz about kale in the food world recently and it’s because people are di

With Thanksgiving around the corner, you may be looking for some lighter dishes to put on the dinner table fo

  I've always been more excited about the side dishes at Thanksgiving dinner than the actual turkey.  Wh

I always know that summer is over when I walk into my grocery store and see the abundance of winter squash var

  The other day I was browsing the dairy section of my local grocery store and came across a container of

  Last week I flew off to Chicago to compete in this year's Sutter Home Build a Better Burger competi

Photo by Sarah Shatz courtesy of food52 If you're looking for a way to dress up traditional mashed potatoes, y

My lightened up version of the classic dish uses multigrain spaghetti and flavorful turkey meatballs that are

As I begin on this new journey of writing my food blog, I decided that it would only be fitting that my very f