The Carnevale Lasagna is Delicioso!

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. .Well, it may have taken me half of a day to make this lasagna recipe, but it was totally worth the time and effort. The recipe is quite extra-ordinary from my own lasagna recipe with Bolognese sauce because it has the following extras in the recipe that take the lasagna over the top: 1. {Read More}

La Grande Lasagna di Carnevale

bubbly+lasagna

.OK, here I go . . . jumping into a new Italian recipe as promised. This is one of the most traditional recipes prepared for the Italian Carnevale 2-week long celebration. Now, I do have my own lasagna recipe that my family cherishes . . . and there are numerous types of lasagna recipes in {Read More}

Carnevale! Italy’s Mardi Gras!

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.Carnevale, which is Italy’s version of Mardi Gras, begins February 6th, 2010! This is a two-week period of festivities before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the spiritual renewal period of Lent, the 40 days before the Holy Day of Easter. The name Carnevale means to ‘remove meat’ – carne levare, which is the Lenten {Read More}

Lemon Garlic Salmon

freshsalmsig

.. .Lately, there has been a lot of discussion about the “super foods” that are recommended for us to increase in our daily lives. You know the oldies, but goldies of super foods: olive oil, garlic, almonds, tomatoes, avocados, blueberries, spinach, salmon, just to name a few. This year, there seems to be more chatter {Read More}

Red Velvet Cake Challenge

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. . This month for “The Cake Slice Bakers” blogging group, we selected the classic southern “Red Velvet Cake”. I was so excited about baking this classic cake, since it is one of my all-time favorites. My family loves this cake so much, that our daughter also chose a red velvet cake for her wedding {Read More}