The Ultimate Italian Grinder

Nothing is better than a good Italian grinder. My son brought me a piece of a grinder his girlfriend’s father made. Thats it! I hand the baton over to him. […]

Grilled Rabbit

Okay don’t say “yuck”. I never thought I would eat this but I tried it and LOVE it. It is the meat of choice in Italy. One cleaned rabbit cut […]

The Struck Cafe Carrot Pinapple Bread

There used to be a fabulous restaurant in Worcester, Ma. called the Struck Cafe. This was thirty five years ago. It did close and I was miserable. Thank God I […]

Cerignola Olives

I always forget what olives I like except for calamatta. All the others look the same BUT I found these cerignola olives and it was love at first bite. Olives […]

Authentic Tiramisu

Get ready I just went to Italy for a week and took cooking classes. WOW!!! What a blast. I ate all week and lost weight. My theory about eating non […]

Tenderloin Wrap

I started trimming my own beef tenderloin several years ago. You may ask, “Why is she doing that”? If you didn’t ask, I’ll tell you anyway. The beautiful trimmed tenderloin […]

Naked Mini Meatball Sandwich

I was making mini meatballs for my grandchildren and started to get hungry. One of the best treats in the whole world is a meatball right out of the oven. […]

Doughboys

This is something right out of my childhood. You know the way people always had white bread in their houses? Well in my grandma’s house they always had bread or […]

Stick with Me Chocolates

My daughter always finds the best chocolates. This year she gave me the Stick with Me artisanal chocolates from New York. OMG they are gorgeous. Almost too good to eat […]