Wendy's Favorite Place

I do love to cook and Fall is the perfect season to make sweet potato gnocchi.  Frankly, I could eat these pillows of goodness any ti...

One of the reasons I began writing my blog was to preserve memories as well as recipes.  I wanted a "place" I could visit to f...

Yes, you read that right!  As I mentioned in a much earlier post, I planted beets in my garden this Summer.  Well, either the seeds were ...

Happy Valentine's Day!  Oh wait, that was yesterday!  Why not act like it's Valentine's Day every day.  Don't wait for on...

One item I always make sure I have in my pantry is orzo pasta.  In my opinion orzo is the most versatile pasta on the planet.  From break...

I love the simplicity of Italian food.  With just a few ingredients you can create a special meal.  Most of the ingredients that go into ...

Whole wheat pasta appears on my bucket list.  I wanted to make a more wholesome, healthy version of pasta this time around.  The taste wa...

 Usually, healthy in the eating arena means a stick of carrot or celery.  Hearty describes a soup or stew!  But, when you can attest to l...

I can't begin to explain how my first trip to Italy inspired me in the kitchen.  I was extremely impressed while on an excursion to t...

With each attempt, I find that my pasta making skills are getting better and better.  Like anything else,  it's a learning process an...

How does a self professed lover of all things Italian reduce the pre Holiday girth and still enjoy life?  Well, after losing 5 lbs in the...

You would think that the remaining ravioli deep in my freezer were gold nuggets!  I will admit these were a little labor intensive (not f...

I'm just a pasta making machine and loving every moment!  This ambitious endeavor has always been on my "bucket list" of t...

I don't know what I'm trying to prove sometimes.  I heard the words come out of my mouth, "I'm making lasagna from scra...

Times flies by so quickly these days.  I realized I hadn't posted my "pasta of the month" for September.  This recipe is a...

Pesto is traditionally made with fresh basil and a bit of lemon to go along with the other ingredients.  Let's break the tradition a...

For most of the gardener's out there, you probably have some of these ingredients at your fingertips.  My first crop of beets didn...

I don't know about you, but I look forward to my "pasta of the month post".   Frankly, I could make and eat pasta every day...

I guess it's no longer a secret, huh?  This recipe goes back to 1997 or so, when my son had relocated to Monterey California.  We we...

Because I'm ALWAYS trying to eat right and better, I opted to make a pasta dish with whole wheat pasta.  I've tried several brand...