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Chinese chicken dumplings and pork dumplings being turned into potstickers in a cast iron skillet (with all different colored dumpling wrappers)

Naturally Colored Dumpling Wrappers (For Chinese New Year (春节)

Dumpling wrappers are incredibly easy and inexpensive to make at home And there’s no better time than Spring Festival (春节 Chinese New Year) to make dumplings and potstickers that are a little bit extra special. To celebrate my Sichuan family this year, I’ve made purple, pink, orange, and green dumpling […]

A stack of crispy golden shrimp spring rolls with the tails sticking out at the end.

Firecracker Shrimp Spring Rolls With Chili Oil (With Video)

This might be our all-time favorite Asian appetizer and spring roll recipe ever. Crispy, crunchy shrimp spring rolls are crazy delicious and probably the easiest appetizer you’ll ever make. If you’re a fan of chili oil, shrimp, or spring rolls you’ll love making these restaurant-quality these at home without the […]

Strawberry butter just whipped and scooped into a small white prep bowl using a portioning scoop with a freeze dried strawberry slice on top for garnish and strawberries in the background with a strawberry tin holder barely visible in the background.

Strawberry Butter (w/Strawberry Honey Butter Option & Video)

This strawberry butter is sweet, tart, and chocked full of all-natural strawberry flavor! It’s the only homemade strawberry butter recipe you’ll ever need. With just 2 ingredients this is one of my favorite compound butters to make. Plus, it’s fully customizable, and you can use this recipe to make strawberry […]

Crunchy spiced pecans in a scalloped snack bowl.

Candied Pecans Anyone Can Make (Easy, Crunchy, Delicious)

Candied pecans are a no-frills, no-fuss recipe perfect for topping salads, general snacking, adding to popcorn salads on family movie night, fancying up your holiday cheese or charcuterie board, or giving as delicious DIY food gifts. These sweet glazed pecans are delicious and hard to stop eating — you’ve officially […]

A piping hot bowl of cicerchie and spicy ventricina soup garnished with grated parmesan cheese and chopped chives with 2 pieces of toasted Italian bread tucked into the bowl.

Cicerchie and Ventricina Soup (Zuppa di Fagioli Cicerchie e Ventricina)

You will not believe how delicious or easy this 6-ingredient, 30-minute fall soup is! Italian cicerchie, (delicious beans that look a lot like gravel) have an earthy flavor somewhat reminiscent of chickpeas but have an altogether unique flavor and texture. And spicy ventricina (a favorite Abruzzese salami umami bomb) gives […]

Vanilla pudding mix in a mason canning jar with pieces of vanilla beans poking out from the top.

5-Minute DIY Vanilla Pudding Mix (For Adding to Cake & Cookie Recipes)

This quick and easy homemade vanilla pudding mix takes just 5 minutes to make and it’s the perfect substitute for Instant Jello Pudding Mix when you want to bake cookie or cake recipes that call for using a box of vanilla pudding. Plus, it’s made without all of the highly […]

deep red spaghetti with beef ragù in a pasta bowl

The Best Homemade Spaghetti Sauce with Beef (Spaghetti con Ragù)

This easy beefy homemade spaghetti sauce recipe is the best! Not only is it super quick and ready in just about 35 minutes, but it uses just 7 ingredients and it freezes really well making mid-week meal prep a cinch. Which by all standards, makes this a perfect spaghetti sauce […]

a slice of prosciutto cotto and mozzarella lasagna with cheese and tomato sauce oozing out

Easy Authentic Italian Prosciutto Cotto and Mozzarella Lasagna

This is the easiest lasagna recipe you’ll ever make and it could not be more delicious. Mama A’s melty delicious Italian ham and mozzarella lasagna is filled with layers of fresh egg lasagna, delicate slices of prosciutto cotto (Italian cooked ham), generous helpings of shredded mozzarella, grated Grana Padano cheese, […]

Golden brown dark chocolate covered banana bread after just baking in a loaf pan

How to Make the Best Ever Dark Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

This super easy homemade chocolate chip banana bread recipe is so tender it almost eats like cake. One of my most requested recipes on the blog, this is the best of both worlds — high-quality Lindt dark chocolate and my (most tender ever) classic banana bread.  If you’re looking for […]

a pitcher half full milky-looking bright yellow homemade Italian limoncello next to a bottle of homemade limoncello and a fresh lemon on a red and white striped pot holder

How to Make Easy Homemade Limoncello (The Italian Way)

This homemade limoncello recipe is the best of Italian summer in a bottle — it’s smooth and sweet with an intense lemon flavor without a hint of sour or bitter notes. And with just 3 simple ingredients (and a little time and patience), it couldn’t be easier to make at […]

a large rectangular piece of lasagna in a pasta bowl

Abruzzese Almost-Bolognese (Lasagna al Ragù w/Porcini Béchamel)

This melty, cheesy, saucy, beefy lasagna al ragù uses whole sheets of golden fresh egg pasta layered with tomato and beef white wine sauce, creamy porcini béchamel, grated Grana Padano, and mozzarella cheese. It’s full of flavor and it’s much quicker than making authentic Lasagna Bolognese (which you should also […]

a bowl of warm and slightly creamy turkey and wild rice soup on a vintage pink and gold venetian serving tray

Maggie’s Famous Turkey and Wild Rice Soup (A Family Favorite)

This perfectly creamy turkey and wild rice soup recipe is the best way to use up leftover turkey meat and bones from your holiday bird. But it’s so delicious you really should make it any time of year (not just when you’ve roasted a whole turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas). […]

turkey breast cutlet frying in a cast iron skillet

Easy Crispy Italian Turkey Breast Cutlets (Cotoletta di Tacchino)

This lightly fried turkey breast cutlet recipe (cotoletta di tacchino) is so delicious and it’s ready in just 20 minutes. These white meat cutlets are perfect for making crispy turkey sandwiches, turkey wraps, or eaten all by themselves dipped in your favorite sauce with a side of fries or homemade […]

pumpkin spice banana bread loaf after being baked (setting on top of a vintage venetian tray)

Moist Pumpkin Spice Banana Bread w/Toasted Pumpkin Seed Crunch

This easy moist pumpkin spice banana bread is the best of both worlds, especially for anyone who can’t wait for pumpkin spice season to start. Fragrant (overly ripe) bananas and homemade pumpkin pie spice flavor these tender loaves with just the right amount of warm spice and intense banana flavor […]