Buttermilk Biscuits

                 This is a really easy recipe for kids and adults to make for a quick weekend breakfast. You can add herbs, grated cheddar cheese, bacon or ham to the recipe to make them more interesting. Although, there is nothing like a plain hot biscuit, straight out of […]

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Gnocchi-Our First Podcast!

My mother and I have decided to try a series of podcasts about cooking with kids! Aside from the fact that I look like a hag and can’t bring myself to look at the camera, we managed to get through the first episode! Hopefully they will get better over time!Ricotta Gnocchi3 cups All Purpose Flour2 […]

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Cheese Puffs

 I got this idea the other day when I started thinking about how it’s already October!  When fall rolls around, I start thinking about having people over for dinner. Then I start thinking about the holidays. If you don’t start thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas now, then before you know it, they’re over! It happens […]

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Fresh Tomato and Goat Cheese Tart

Ok, I know I promised this a while ago, but I got a little caught up in the construction of my new kitchen. Finally after many weeks of peeking through a plastic wall, which was separating the kitchen from the rest of the house, it is FINISHED. Well, a few more moldings, kick boards and […]

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Tomatoes

My Great Grandmother Louisa Colaiuta Two summers ago, my mother and father made a trip to my great grandmother’s house in Republic, PA, which my grandmother now owns. Republic is a very, very, very small coal-mining town in southwest PA. My great grandfather built the house for the family after immigrating from Italy. My great […]

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A Perfect Time to Make Ice Cream!

  I can’t believe how fast the summer is going by. Our new house is still a total mess and we only have two weeks before moving day. Why is it impossible for such talented people (the electricians, plumbers and carpenters) to come together and renovate a house in ten weeks? What’s the big deal! […]

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When The Dust Settles

Three years ago we decided that our family needed more space. We were out growing our wonderful home at the edge of Harvard Square and steps to the Charles River. We took the plunge and moved to another great house, in a very close-knit neighborhood, on the other side of Harvard Square. In my father […]

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Baba au Rhum-YUM!

I don’t have favorites when it comes to food. I don’t have a favorite cake. I don’t have a favorite meal and I don’t have a favorite restaurant. I get asked all the time and I can never really answer. I do have favorite memories (and of course two favorite little girls!) My grandparents owned […]

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