Italian Meatballs

Yum! That’s the word I have to start this blog post. I usually don’t bake my meatballs in the oven. More often than not, I form them and let them cook and simmer in a red sauce for awhile on the stovetop. I also think if I cook them in the oven, they will get…

Whole Grain Beef Lasagne

Yesterday was our daughter’s first day of school … her first day as a college junior. I can’t even believe she’s 20 years old and in the second half of her college career. As I always do on the first day of school, I asked her what she’d like for dinner. Kylie requested to celebrate…

Sunday Pot Roast

Once a year, I sign up to cook dinner for the priests and seminarians at our church. Last Sunday was that day for me and I decided to cook a pot roast. As the pot roast was cooking and the aroma wafting through the house, I decided that I should really make a pot roast…

Italian Sausage, Mini Heirloom Tomato, Garlic and Kale Rigatoni

Since I only used a couple Italian sausages from a package yesterday, I wanted to make something for dinner tonight that would ensure I could finish off the rest of the package. Also in my refrigerator were a couple packages of tomatoes that I wanted to use up – one 16 ounce package of mini…

Italian Rump Roast

I spent the first half of this week with my Aunt Sheila and my cousins, Molly and Katie. We had such a wonderful time, as we always do. Aunt Sheila and Molly drove down from Los Angeles on Monday. We met for a wonderful lunch at a local Mexican restaurant and had a fun time…