European valentine's day recipes costing more than $3 per serving

Filet Mignon Topped With Shrimp, Crab with a Garlicy Wine Sauce

This tender filet is bursting with flavor. Starting with a mouth watering filet, portabello mushrooms, shrimp,…

Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp and Olive oil

One of my favorites and easy to make pasta dish.

Grilled Niman Ranch Sirloin Steak with Tapenade, Roasted New Potatoes and Baby Leeks

Cashew Biscotti with chocolate glaze

This is going to be my first homemade Biscotti. Biscotti is an all time favorite at our house. I have been…

Clams steamed in white wine and garlic

Picture it... warm summer night at ther jersey shore. Spent all day at the beach, you come home shower and put…

Capicola Spinach Pie

Spicy hot ham in a spinach pie, almost like quiche but Italian style

Bajadera

This desert is easy to make, and there is no baking required.

Elderberry Cordial

I remember my grandmother making this every autumn. I found elderberry bushes growing wild on abandoned train tracks in Illinois when I lived…

Smoked Salmon and Asparagus Risotto

Perfect for a romantic dinner for two.

Focaccia

Focaccia with roasted baby new potatoes and rosemary. Great for snack or lunch

Bolognese Sauce

This makes a double batch of the best, authentic Bologna-style meat sauce you've ever had. Do a batch in the fall with some fusilli, or make it…

Tantalizing Baked Lemon Pesto Mushrooms Casserole

This sourish pesto appetizer, using a mix of mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, is so easy to prepare and is…

Victoria Sponge

I decided to make the cake how I would want it, by using a blend of fresh raspberries and strawberries mixed together with a blend of raspberry and…

Panettone (Italian Christmas Cake)

Vanilla Fudge

This is a smooth, creamy fudge that makes a good base if you want to experiment with flavourings. It is less temperamental than those made with…