This easy, 6-ingredient Fresh Tomato Spaghetti Sauce Recipe will transport you straight to Italy, or at the very least, New Jersey, where tomato season is a whole vibe. The Garden State really does grow some of the best fresh produce in the country, and juicy tomatoes play a huge role in our summer cooking. This...
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Easy Blackberry Mojito Recipe
This easy, delicious blackberry mojito recipe has everything a summer cocktail should have. It's cold and refreshing and loaded with fresh ingredients, plus it's absolutely stunning, like most blackberry cocktails are. The best time of year to make any mojito is summertime, when the warm weather makes you crave ice cold fruity cocktails. In fact,...
Blackberry Simple Syrup Recipe
This blackberry simple syrup is so beautiful, so delicious, and so easy to make. It can take virtually any cocktail to a whole new level.
Turkey Smash Burgers
This easy, flavor-packed Turkey Smash Burger Recipe has everything going for it- smashed crispy edges, quick cook time, avocado, and a homemade kimchi mayo that packs a spicy umami punch. It's the perfect recipe for using a stovetop griddle. Kimchi goes so well with turkey and chicken because it adds a burst of umami that...
Best Italian Tomato Salad (Recipe)
Like many other Italian Recipes, a simple tomato salad relies on delicious, quality ingredients and techniques to achieve the most flavor.
The Best Penne Pomodoro Recipe
The secret to making the best Penne al Pomodoro recipe lies in a few high quality ingredients and techniques.
Pastina with Cream and Sugar
Pastina, a word Italians use to describe any tine pasta shape, typically refers more specifically to star-shaped pasta here in the U.S. There are a few main styles of preparing pastina, which I talk about in my other 2 pastina recipes on this site, Pastina with Egg and Cheese, and Pastina Soup. The third way...
Pastina Soup Recipe
This simple Pastina Soup Recipe comes together in no time and is often referred to as "Italian Penicillin." It's the ultimate comfort food Italian parents and grandparents have been making for their kids for decades. Nothing cures the common cold quite like a bowl of tiny pasta stars, celery, and onion, swimming in a gentle...
Pastina with Egg
Pastina with Egg and Cheese is the definition of comfort food. In fact, some people even refer to it as "Italian Penicillin." It's a soft food, but it's not boring. The egg gives it protein, the parmesan gives it real flavor, and a little butter gives it its silky smooth texture. It's very similar to...
Tomato and Mascarpone Risotto
This luscious Tomato and Mascarpone Risotto is easy to make and absolutely to die for. It relies on high quality ingredients and good technique to achieve the most flavor out of only 7 ingredients. Hot salted water is the best cooking liquid for this risotto, as it allows the fresh tomatoes and mascarpone to really...