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Your go-to easy & delicious recipes from the kitchen of Bethany Kramer.

eggplant parmesan in a white baking dish on dark gray background with herbs and a napkin arranged around it.

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.

Secret Ingredient Italian Meatballs

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

Classic Chicken Parmesan (Family Recipe)

Bethany Kramer smiling in a bright white kitchen wearing a pink sweater holding a dutch oven

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 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 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

The inside structure of a halved loaf of sourdough propped up against another loaf of sourdough.

Country Sourdough Bread

A slice of meat lasagna being lifted out of a white baking dish with a spatula. In the background is bread and a glass of red wine.

Classic Meat Lasagna

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My Favorite Way to Make Chicken Salad

Growing up, I wasn't a big fan of chicken salad. It wasn't until I made this recipe that I really liked it! The same goes for my family. I made this for them, and a lot of them don't even like chicken salad, but they loved this recipe! The chicken is baked instead of poached for extra flavor and juiciness. Then, the chicken is tossed with red wine vinegar, fresh basil and parsley, and sweet grapes. You can serve it as a sandwich, on a croissant, on a bed of lettuce, or use it as a dip with crackers! :)

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Dinner Ideas

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 bowl with beef and broccoli served over rice with a sauce. The bowl is sitting on a wooden board that's arranged on a dark background. There's a light gray napkin and a small bowl of sesame seeds placed around the bowl of food.

Sheet Pan Beef & Broccoli

A tan colored bowl with teriyaki chicken and broccoli served over rice. The bowl is sitting on a tan background with a small bowl of sesame seeds and a dark napkin arranged around it.

10-Minute Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry

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.

Mom’s Easy Chicken Cacciatore (Hunters Style)

Spring Favorites

A spoon drizzling blue cheese dressing over a wedge salad on a white plate.

Classic Wedge Salad

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

A close up of grilled chicken thighs on a white plate.

Honey Dijon Grilled Chicken Thighs

A photo of two halves of a sandwich with chicken salad and grapes. The sandwich halves are stacked on top of each other in front of a wooden background with herbs and grapes decorated around it.

Chicken Salad with Grapes & Fresh Herbs

Italian Seasonal Picks

Italian stuffed artichokes on a white plate with lemons arranged around the plate.

Italian Stuffed Artichokes

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

Lemon Chicken Piccata

A mason jar with Italian vinaigrette dressing and a spoon in it. Around the jar is small blocks of parmigiano reggiano cheese and fresh basil leaves. The jar is sitting on a wooden board with a tan-texture background displaying behind the jar.

My Favorite Italian Vinaigrette

A large white bowl with with Italian chopped salad in it with herbs decorated over top. The salad is on a tan colored background that has a dark gray napkin, parmesan cheese rind, salad dressing jar, and fresh herbs decorated around the bowl of salad.

Italian Chopped Salad