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Gluten Free Pasta alla Norma recipe
Originally posted on April 12, 2010 We recently visited Sicily for the first time and I was happy to find a dish I had never heard of before, Pasta alla Norma. I don’t think I would have ordered it except I saw it on every menu and got curious. I was pleasantly surprised to…
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Easy Italian Sausage and Beans recipe
Originally posted on March 2, 2010 as “Weeknight Friendly Gluten-Free Meals: Quick Italian Cassoulet” If you could create a quick meal at home that tastes just as good as a restaurant, would you spend an extra couple of bucks? I recently bought a jarred marinara sauce. Yes, I do buy jarred sauce but only…
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Amy’s Beef Chili recipe
Originally posted August 20, 2008 I don’t know why but I have always loved chili, even when I lived on the east coast. If it had meat and beans, a bit of spice and some tomato sauce, yum-yum! I like it plain, over rice, over a baked potato, with French fries, with nachos and…
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How to Cook Corned Beef in a Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker
Originally published on March 12, 2009 Yes, it can be done. I mean, in theory, it should be a no-brainer, right? Well, I felt the need to test so that’s what I did this week. I really like the ones that are all natural, no added nitrites/nitrates, and hormone free. Most come in a…
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Gluten Free Pot Roast recipe
Originally posted on October 27, 2008 as “Not my mom’s pot roast” This is easy. My mom didn’t really make pot roast. My memories, growing up in an Italian family on the east coast, were of risotto, bracciole, meatballs and the occasional roast beef. Unfortunately, roasts were not her forte. My dad would always…
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Sweet Potato Black Bean and Beef Chili recipe
Originally posted February 1, 2010 One day when I opened the pantry, I noticed some dried black beans. It made me think of chili and then I remembered I had some sweet potatoes I needed to use up. I pulled out a pound of ground beef from the freezer and decided to make a…