My chili con carne recipe calls for beans and tomatoes. This is said to be the Tex-Mex way to prepare it, which is a variation worth trying, trust me! Originally, the recipe consisted only of chili (chili pepper) and “carne” (meat). Both beans and tomatoes add to the flavor and cut down the spiciness of…
Quick Lunch Recipes
Shrimp Scampi Recipe
This Shrimp Scampi Recipe is my all time favorite, being shrimp my favorite dish. So simple and easy to prepare, it’s amazing I don’t make it every day. My Italian husband is not very fond of the name, since “scampi” means “shrimp” in his native language. Therefore he calls it “Shrimp Shrimp” recipe as a…
Tomato Soup Recipe
I’ll share with you my most delicious tomato soup recipe. For best results, choose tomatoes that are ripe because they are juicier and sweeter. What makes this soup so delicious and unique is the fact that we caramelize the tomatoes with olive oil before we add to the rest of the soup ingredients. This simple…
Best Baked Macaroni Cheese Recipe
This Best Baked Macaroni Cheese Recipe has always been my girls favorite dish. To a point that my husband Luca was afraid they would never learn how to eat anything else. Because of their love for Mac & Cheese, I decided that the box kind, with fake cheese, was not the best option. This homemade…
Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
This I’m sharing is the easiest chicken pot pie recipe ever! It’s one of the best comfort foods, trust me. Unfortunately people tend not to make it because it takes so much time and trouble. Not anymore. This chicken pot pie recipe is very easy and simple to make, not to mention delicious. No one will think…
Easy Hamburger Recipe
My Easy Hamburger Recipes are not only extremely simple to prepare, but they’re also very light and nutritious, not to mention very tasty. Instead of adding fat and bread crumbs, I use potatoes and carrots to enhance both flavor and quantity, making this an “economical” easy hamburger recipe. The carrots and potatoes bring the extra…
Caesar Salad Recipe
This Caesar Salad Recipe was invented by Caesar Cardini, a restaurant owner in Mexico. One 4th of July he had more customers than expected and ran out of everything, except eggs, anchovies and lettuce. He came up with the idea of the salad that was prepared by himself, table side and with a lot of…
Pasta Carbonara Recipe
This Pasta Carbonara Recipe is definitely my family’s favorite recipe. Whenever one of the girls come back from a trip, craving mommy’s home cooking, 9 out of 10 times they will ask for my pasta carbonara, specifically spaghetti. So extremely simple to make, but very rich in flavor. Just make sure you use fresh eggs…