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Honey and Mint Roasted Peaches

No fruit represents seasonal summer produce better than fresh peaches. Succulent, sweet, bursting with flavour, delicious picked right from the tree – and even more delicious...

TGFG (Thank Goodness for Gelato!)

Summer!  A few things come to mind when I think of summer…vacation, sun, sand, heat, beaches, and if you’re in Italy…GELATO! Gelato just tastes better in Italy. ...

Pesto Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Grilled cheese sandwiches have become one of my go-to meals (other than hummus) when I’m in a rush (or am too lazy to make anything remotely time-consuming!). This recipe is ...

Pesto Prosciutto and Mozzarella Stuffed Quinoa Arancini

Perhaps you’ve heard of arancini?  Basically, delicious fried balls of risotto coated in breadcrumbs and stuffed with cheese, peas, and tomato or meat sauce (They had me at R...

Baked Apple Quinoa Casserole

Sometimes the best recipes happen when you least expect it. Take for example, this delicious baked quinoa oatmeal apple pie! Sweet apples, hearty oats, and protein-packed quinoa ma...

Garden Salad with Dijon Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

A hot summer’s day calls for a fresh summer salad, such as this garden salad with Dijon honey balsamic vinaigrette. This simple salad requires only a few fresh ingredients an...

Cows and Clubbing in the Costa Smeralda

The 12th annual “Sagra del Bovino” (translated, “Beef Feast”) in Calangianus, Sardegna welcomed over 2,700 locals and tourists who gathered together to pay...

A Sardinian-Style Baptism

This past Sunday we celebrated our daughter’s baptism! Our lucky girl followed in her brother’s footsteps and was christened in the local church in Arzachena, the small...

“I Love The Countryside, I Love It Not!”

Anyone who knows me knows I’m a city-girl at heart. Don’t get me wrong…I LOVE our quaint home away-from home in the Sardinian countryside.  Just imagine, a tradi...

Chuck’s Day Off…in Sardinia!

My dream of being recognized by a famous chef has finally come true, well, sort of! 😉 It all started with a “North American” themed dinner party (i.e., burgers and f...