Apr 14, 2016
Not Your Usual Pasta Making Class
I’m going to confess something here, (for those that know me it’s not that big of a secret), I absolutely love pasta in all its’ forms. I will eat it hot, cold, with or without sauce – I’m shameless when...
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Apr 09, 2016
Travel Planning is Everything Until It’s Not
Different people plan their trips differently. Some love to just “wing it” and decide what they will do and where they will sleep once they get to a destination. Sometimes they don’t even plan a destination past their original stopping...
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Apr 01, 2016
3 Truly Fantastic Italian “Relationship Recipes” from La Festa della Donna
A “Relationship Recipe” is a recipe I’ve developed over my whole life, but especially over the last 20 years as a restaurateur, to create, encourage and strengthen our connections to those around us – Friends, colleagues, family and loved ones,...
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Mar 22, 2016
Something for a Rainy Day: Beef Stew with Potatoes and Carrots
Beef Stew with Potatoes and Carrots Author: Recipe by Maggie Ruggiero One of the things I love about rainy days is how they beg for me to be in the kitchen for just a little while and after several hours...
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Mar 12, 2016
Recipe for Cranberry-Cherry Compote for Thanksgiving All Year!
Cranberry-Cherry Compote Recipe by Anna Stockwell Who doesn’t remember Cranberry Sauce, especially the Ocean Spray “jelly” kind in the can? I loved that stuff growing up and could never understand why we only ate it once a year at Thanksgiving. ...
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