Recipes

A welcome change to your run-of-the-mill fall fruit pie.

Because this healthy dish is slow-cooked, you can use less expensive roasts with results as mouthwatering as the more costly cuts. Change up the veggies for variety, nutrition or to suit your tastes!

It's a little ridiculous to call this a recipe, but you all should know this. The soft, sweet, and jam-like flesh of a ripened persimmon is perfect for freezing.

Special equipment you'll need: - An inexpensive sticky rice steamer set (both the woven basket and pot-bellied pot) - Cheesecloth or a clean mesh rice-steaming bag

This classic marinated pot roast gets braised in the slow cooker until it's as tender and succulent as possible.

a wheat berry and ricotta cake from Naples that's traditionally served on Easter.

To make this in the slow cooker, cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours. Plate and top with cheese.

A traditional Greek cookie recipe given to my Mammina Loreta when she immigrated to New York from Italia. Her newfound Greek friend made her and my Papa Pierino these cookies to welcome them to their new home... This generational recipe has become a beloved one in our famiglia for years.

Sometimes I'll make extra of this comforting, noodle-y supper to guarantee leftovers. It's a great take-along dish for work or school. Trim calories from the entree by substituting ground turkey for the beef and low-fat cheese for the full-fat cheddar.

I created these sandwiches when I realized I did not have a can of sloppy joe sauce. The sweet brown sugar in this recipe complements the tangy salsa.