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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.

Chicken Cacciatore

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

Classic Eggplant Parmesan

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.

Tuscan Chicken with White Beans

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

Authentic Pasta e Fagioli

Bethany Kramer in her kitchen leaning against the counter in a light blue dress

Hi there, I'm Bethany.

Welcome to this little corner of the internet. Here, I love sharing recipes I make for my family and friends. From Italian-American classics to everything in between! There’s a little something for everyone.

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A ceramic bowl with rice topped with beef and broccoli. The bowl is arranged on a wooden board with sesame seeds and a gray napkin placed around it.

Sheet Pan Beef & Broccoli

A black cast iron skillet pan with chicken scarpariello with sausage and potatoes in it. The pan is on a wooden background with a block of Parmigiano Reggiano and a light napkin decorated around the pan.

Chicken Scarpariello

A white plate with white bolognese and tagliatelle pasta with a fork twirled in it. The plate of pasta is decorated on a wooden background with a glass of white wine, fresh basil leaves, and a dark gray napkin placed around it.

White Bolognese (Ragu Bianco)

A close up of pasta fagioli with sausage in a white bowl. Surrounding the bowl is a plate of bread slices, a block of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and a dark napkin. Everything is arranged on a wooden board.

Pasta e Fagioli with Sausage

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The Perfect Chicken Parmesan

Today I’m sharing my favorite way to make chicken parmesan! It’s crispy, flavorful, and the chicken is so tender you could cut it with a fork. This recipe comes out perfect every single time! I love using homemade breadcrumbs in this recipe to help give it better texture, flavor, and set it apart from other recipes that use store-bought breadcrumbs. Personally, I don’t think you need to make it any other way. This version of chicken parmigiana has always been better than any I’ve had! I hope you enjoy it just as much as I do 🙂

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skillet pan with lemon chicken piccata in it on gray background with lemon slices and fresh parsley arranged around it.

Lemon Chicken Piccata

A white bowl with mushroom pasta and cheese sprinkled over the top with a fork in the dish. The bowl of pasta is arranged on a wooden background with a bottle of white wine, a block of parmesan cheese, and a gray napkin placed around it.

Mushroom Pasta

A bowl of shrimp and pasta in it on a tan background with a glass of white wine and herbs decorated around it.

Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta

A dark gray bowl with creamy risotto in it with fresh basil on top of it and a fork in the bowl. The bowl of risotto is arranged on a wooden board with white wine, a block of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and a gray napkin placed around it.

Classic Creamy Risotto

Sunday Dinners

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A white bowl with short rib beef ragu and pappardelle pasta in it. Around the bowl is fresh basil leaves, a glass of red wine, and a small dish with chopped fresh basil in it all decorated on a wooden background.

Braised Beef Short Rib Ragu with Pappardelle

A piece of chicken parmesan being lifted out of a pan on a spatula.

Classic Chicken Parmesan (Family Recipe)

A close up pappardelle pasta and bolognese sauce in a white dish. The bowl is sitting on a wooden board with a small bowl of parmesan cheese and a gray napkin around it.

Authentic Pappardelle Bolognese (ragù alla bolognese)

A black cast iron skillet pan with chicken scarpariello with sausage and potatoes in it. The pan is on a wooden background with a block of Parmigiano Reggiano and a light napkin decorated around the pan.

Chicken Scarpariello

Weeknight Dinners

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A ceramic bowl with rice topped with beef and broccoli. The bowl is arranged on a wooden board with sesame seeds and a gray napkin placed around it.

Sheet Pan Beef & Broccoli

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.

Stuffed Peppers

A skillet pan with chicken parmesan meatballs in it with fresh basil and a spoon in the pan. The skillet is sitting on a tan background with a herbs, a block of cheese, and a small bowl of red pepper flakes placed around it.

Chicken Parmesan Meatballs with Zucchini

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.

Tuscan Chicken with White Beans

Comforting Soups & Stews

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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.

Classic Beef Chili

A close up of pasta fagioli with sausage in a white bowl. Surrounding the bowl is a plate of bread slices, a block of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and a dark napkin. Everything is arranged on a wooden board.

Pasta e Fagioli with Sausage

A white bowl of beef stew arranged on a wooden board with a dark napkin and herbs decorated around it.

Dutch Oven Beef Stew

A bowl of Italian wedding soup arranged on a wooden board with slices of bread, a block of Parmigiano Reggiano, and a dark gray napkin placed around it.

Italian Wedding Soup