This is one of Gabriel’s favorite soups! I’ve only had it a few times, but the ingredients are pretty simple so I figured it wouldn’t be hard to make. It turned out to be super delicious and we loved the addition of the pasta (orecchiette)! Ingredients: 1 lb. Ground Mild Sausage 1 medium yellow onion,…… Continue reading Zuppa Toscana with Orecchiette
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Chicken Gnocchi Soup
This is my FAVORITE soup from Olive Garden and I have always wanted to make it at home. This is my version. As for the gnocchi, I made it once a long time ago in a cooking class, but I would not say that makes me any kind of expert. If you make the gnocchi,…… Continue reading Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Homemade Gnocchi
This is a very versatile “Potato” pasta/dumpling. There are many different soups and sauces that can go with gnocchi. On my blog, you can find a great Chicken Gnocchi Soup recipe! The recipe below makes about a lot, so you can easily make a batch and use it for 2 or 3 different recipes! Ingredients:…… Continue reading Homemade Gnocchi
Tomato Basil Bow-Tie Pasta
Another recipe utilizing our freshly picked basil! Same flavor profile as the bruschetta, except thrown into a pasta. Ingredients: 1 10oz. Package cherry tomatoes, half of them sliced 1/2 c. Freshly chopped basil 1/2 c. Mozzarella cheese 1 12oz. box bow-tie noodles (farfalle) Extra virgin olive oil Salt Sugar Directions: 1. Fill up a pot…… Continue reading Tomato Basil Bow-Tie Pasta
Bruschetta
We have a lot of basil growing and Gabriel has been wanting to trim it down. I started to think of the different ways to use basil and remembered how easy this recipe is! It’s one of those recipes that is so easy yet it makes you feel so fancy when served as an hors…… Continue reading Bruschetta
Portobello Tortellini Pasta
Simple ingredients for a very easy meal! Semi-homemade meals are the best because you can buy certain ingredients to help move along the cooking process if you’re either pressed for time or just don’t feel like making everything from scratch. Ingredients: 1/2 small onion, small diced 1 large garlic clove, minced 1 c. portobello mushrooms,…… Continue reading Portobello Tortellini Pasta
Basil Pesto
Basil Pesto My husband and I grew this basil from little seedlings, so we have been waiting until it was bushy enough to FINALLY use it! The picture above is actually our basil plant. Below is a pretty basic pesto recipe. This was just enough to serve 2 people. To serve more, you may want…… Continue reading Basil Pesto
