From Pastries to Pasta - Food That Brings Joy
These Roasted Garlic Smash Potatoes have the qualities of a french fry, but are made with the ease of a skin on roasted potato. I created these delicious Roasted Garlic Smash Potatoes in an effort to switch things up one day. My go to recipe …
This Juicy Lemon White Wine Chicken is easy and full of tangy and garlicky flavours complimented by a delicious BBQ char. When it begins to warm up outside the last thing I want to do is stand in front of a hot oven or stove. …
This Baked Rigatoni with Pancetta is the ultimate comfort food. Layers of flavour create a surprisingly complex meal in one pan. Nothing is more comforting than pasta in a creamy cheesy sauce. Growing up, my Mother’s baked ziti pasta was one of my favourite dinners. …
These are the BEST Pizza Dough Garlic Breadsticks you will ever have! I guarantee this recipe is the perfect balance of salted browned butter and savoury garlic flavour. Is there anything better than fresh garlicky bread? This recipe uses my 72 hour cold ferment dough …
This Meatball pizza is amazing. Savoury chew from the meatball, richness from the mozzarella, acid from the marinara, and a beautiful chewy crust. In my opinion the best pizza is Neopolitan style with a thin base and a chewy soft crust, baked in under a …
These Dipped Chocolate Almond Biscotti with three kinds of almonds are an almond lovers dream. Biscotti is a traditional Italian cookie that gets it’s signature crunch from being baked twice. They are dry and crisp and prepared without the addition of any butter or oil. …
This Guacamole with Lemon and Lime uses perfectly ripe creamy avocadoes that are beautifully complimented by cumin, chili, fresh cilantro and citrus. Guacamole is one of those universally appealing dishes. It is an avocado based dip that first originated in Mexico but has since become …
If you like mushrooms this Crimini, Shiitake and Oyster Mushroom pizza is for you! This Crimini, Shiitake, and Oyster Mushroom pizza is made in the Neopolitan style. Neopolitan pizza is characterized by an extremely thin base and a soft pillowy crust. Traditionally they are baked …
This Puff Pastry with Brie and Fig Jam Appetizer is bursting with flavour and the perfect addition to your next party or gathering! I love hosting and creating fun and flavourful bites to serve my friends and family. This delicious Puff Pastry with Brie and …
These Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are both chewy and crisp and are ready in under 30 minutes! I created the recipe for these Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies one day when I had a few extra bananas, but not quite enough to make my …
This Chicken Thigh Schnitzel is the perfect combination of tender juicy chicken inside and crispy breaded coating outside . Chicken Schnitzel is one of those dishes that immediately taste like home to me. Schnitzel is a dish that originates in Austria and has been adopted …
These Saffron Arancini with Sausage are are creamy and flavourful on the inside, and crispy on the outside: you’ve got to try them! I’ve loved risotto from the first time I ordered a simple white wine risotto and was immediately hooked. It’s hearty, creamy, flavourful, …
This Pesto Pizza with Olives, Feta and Sundried Tomatoes is fresh, bright, and delicious! In my opinion, the best pizza can be found in and around Napoli (Naples) which is the birthplace of Neopolitan style pizza. Neopolitan pizza is characterized by an extremely thin base …
These small Olive Tapenade Appetizers are bursting with flavour from olives and sundried tomatoes. I love olives. Salty, briny, and flavourful, they are the perfect accompaniment to cheese, bread, pasta, and charcuterie. This appetizer is inspired by Italian flavours, but these delicious little stone fruit …
This Spicy Sausage Pizza is the perfect balance of savoury, salty and delicious. The best pizza I’ve ever had was in an adorable little restaurant in Sorrento on the Almafi Coast of Italy. Sorrento is very close to Napoli (Naples) which is the birthplace of …
This amazing Caprese Sandwich with Pesto can be prepared in only 5 minutes! The best Caprese salad I’ve ever had was at a restaurant in Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast of Italy. They served a giant ball of fresh Buffalo Mozzarella surrounded by chopped tomatoes, …
This Orecchiette Pasta with Peas, Pancetta and Kale is both savory and bright and can be made in under 25 minutes! I came up with this recipe as a way to use up some extra kale I had in my fridge. I love kale and …
These delicious and Easy Instant Pot BBQ Ribs are both savoury and sweet and full of flavour! These delicious Easy Instant Pot BBQ Ribs are juicy, bright and flavourful. They have all the taste of amazing barbeque without an actual barbeque. They are cooked using …
This Moroccan Sweet and Savory Chicken dish has it all: juicy chicken, caramelized onion, apricots, olives, toasted almonds and tahini lemon sauce! When it finally starts to get warm outside the last thing I want to do is stand in front of a hot oven …
This Bolognese Lasagna combines savoury bolognese sauce, al dente pasta, creamy bechamel and mozzarella for the ultimate comfort food. During our honeymoon in Italy, my husband and I stayed in Florence for four days. Florence is a gorgeous walled medieval city in the Tuscan area …