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A cast iron pan with chicken cacciatore in a red tomato sauce with fresh herbs. The dish is arranged on a tan background with a dark gray napkin and more fresh herbs placed around it.

Family Recipes · 34 Comments

Chicken Cacciatore

A slice of eggplant parmesan being lifted on spatula out of white baking dish.

Classic Eggplant Parmesan

A white bowl with red sauce and Italian meatballs over spaghetti in it. The bowl is sitting on a wooden board with a gray napkin, shredded cheese, and fresh herbs arranged around it.

Italian · 51 Comments

Secret Ingredient Italian Meatballs

Italian · 4 Comments

Lasagna Bolognese with Ricotta

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Three stuffed peppers arranged on a green patterned plate that is arranged on a wooden background. Around the plate of stuffed peppers is a dark gray napkin, fresh basil leaves, and a white baking dish with stuffed peppers.

On Repeat Stuffed Peppers

A white oval dish with a whole roasted chicken on it. The chicken is decorated with fresh herbs, cranberries, and pomegranates places around it. The dish is sitting on a tan background with more herbs and a napkin placed around it.

Seasonal Pick My Favorite Herb Butter Roast Chicken

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A close up of creamy baked mac and cheese in a white baking dish with breadcrumbs on top.

Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese with Herbed Breadcrumbs

Three stuffed peppers arranged on a green patterned plate that is arranged on a wooden background. Around the plate of stuffed peppers is a dark gray napkin, fresh basil leaves, and a white baking dish with stuffed peppers.

Italian · 2 Comments

Stuffed Peppers

Cooked corn and tomatoes in a stainless steel pan with fresh basil and cherry tomatoes decorated around it.

Sides · 2 Comments

Sauteed Corn and Tomatoes with Fresh Basil

Ratatouille displayed in a cast iron braiser pan on a wooden board.

Garden Ratatouille

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Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese

Sharing one of the most delicious and creamy baked mac and cheeses! It’s flavored with sharp cheddar, Gruyère, and Parmigiano Reggiano, topped with a cheesy herbed breadcrumb for added texture. This recipe is seriously decadent, comforting, and just so good. My family LOVES it, and I hope you do too :)

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A slice of eggplant parmesan being lifted on spatula out of white baking dish.

A white bowl with red sauce and Italian meatballs over spaghetti in it. The bowl is sitting on a wooden board with a gray napkin, shredded cheese, and fresh herbs arranged around it.

A white oval dish with a whole roasted chicken on it. The chicken is decorated with fresh herbs, cranberries, and pomegranates places around it. The dish is sitting on a tan background with more herbs and a napkin placed around it.

Three stuffed peppers arranged on a green patterned plate that is arranged on a wooden background. Around the plate of stuffed peppers is a dark gray napkin, fresh basil leaves, and a white baking dish with stuffed peppers.

Pasta e fagioli in a white bowl with slices of bread and a parmigiano reggiano rind placed around it on a wooden board.

Thanksgiving Sides

A white oval baking dish with sausage stuffing in it. The baking dish is displayed on a tan background with a halved pomegranate, a striped dark napkin, and fresh herbs placed around the dish.

Thanksgiving · 4 Comments

Sage Sausage Stuffing

A white casserole dish with cheesy scalloped potatoes in it. The dish is arranged on a tan background with fresh sage and a napkin arranged around it.

Sides · 3 Comments

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

A white gravy boat pouring turkey gravy over slices of turkey breast and herbs on a white platter.

Turkey Gravy From Drippings

A close up of creamy baked mac and cheese in a white baking dish with breadcrumbs on top.

Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese with Herbed Breadcrumbs

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A close up of apple slices in a salad with walnuts, pieces of cooked baked, and crumbled cheese.

Apple Walnut Salad with Bacon & Gorgonzola

A white oval dish with a whole roasted chicken on it. The chicken is decorated with fresh herbs, cranberries, and pomegranates places around it. The dish is sitting on a tan background with more herbs and a napkin placed around it.

Dinner · 4 Comments

My Favorite Herb Butter Roast Chicken

A close up of slices of rosemary garlic bread on a wooden board with fresh rosemary sprigs around the slices.

Sides · 13 Comments

Dutch Oven Rosemary Garlic Bread

A bowl of cranberry orange sauce with a spoon in it. Around the bowl of sauce is a small bowl of cranberries, cinnamon sticks, and a gray napkin.

Cranberry Orange Sauce

Cozy Soups

Pasta e fagioli in a white bowl with slices of bread and a parmigiano reggiano rind placed around it on a wooden board.

Soup · 16 Comments

Authentic Pasta e Fagioli

Two white bowls with beef stew and vegetables in it. The bowls are arranged on a wooden cutting board with slices of bread, herbs, and a dark gray napkin placed around the bowls.

Dinner · 3 Comments

Dutch Oven Beef Stew

A hand holding a spoon in a bowl of chili. There's fresh cilantro on top of the chili and the bowl has cornbread on a board and another bowl of chili placed around it.

30 Minute Meals · 7 Comments

Classic Beef Chili

A white bowl with Italian sausage soup in it arranged on a wooden board with another bowl of soup and slices of sourdough bread next to it.

Soup · 5 Comments

Italian Sausage Soup

Dinners For the Season

A cast iron pan with tuscan chicken and white beans in a sauce with fresh basil as a garnish. The pan is arranged on a wooden board with a dark gray napkin, a glass of white wine, and a block of Parmigiano Reggiano.

Italian · 5 Comments

Tuscan Chicken with White Beans

A white oval dish with a whole roasted chicken on it. The chicken is decorated with fresh herbs, cranberries, and pomegranates places around it. The dish is sitting on a tan background with more herbs and a napkin placed around it.

Dinner · 4 Comments

My Favorite Herb Butter Roast Chicken

Dinner · 75 Comments

Roasted Lemon Rosemary Chicken Thighs with Potatoes

Three stuffed peppers arranged on a green patterned plate that is arranged on a wooden background. Around the plate of stuffed peppers is a dark gray napkin, fresh basil leaves, and a white baking dish with stuffed peppers.

Italian · 2 Comments

Stuffed Peppers