Connect your family, past and present, and discover the joy of cooking from the heart

Life is a Combination of Magic & Pasta

Italian Wedding Cookies

Italian Wedding Cookies, also known as Snowball Cookies, are one of my all time favorite Italian cookies. Ok, it’s so hard to choose just one

Read More

Rice and Veggie Froscia

Have you ever heard of froscia? It is a Sicilian frittata type of food. In our family we have a few different variations of froscia,

Read More

Healthy Trail Mix

Trail mix. It can be a “healthy” snack but many of the brands you can purchase at the market are filled with oils and sugars

Read More

Sourdough Egg Pasta

Ok, if you’re here and you’re Italian I know what you’re thinking…. “SOURDOUGH PASTA?! That is far from authentic!” You’re not wrong. Sourdough pasta is

Read More

Peach Caprese

Peach caprese has stolen our hearts this summer. Once peach season hits we can’t get enough. It is so fresh and so light and brings

Read More

Chicken Salad

This chicken salad is one of our summer favorites. It’s simple but packed with fresh flavor. We love to use herbs and tomatoes from our

Read More

Pesto Sauce

Looking for the perfect summer pesto? Look no further. This recipe is a family favorite of ours. It is light and fresh and can be

Read More