Cucina Fresca

I am including this recipe as a Cucina Fresca recipe because I think that people should know it’s super easy to make, and doesn’t need to be so fancy like it is over at Foodnetwork.com. It’s not that I don’t …

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Zucchini bread is one of those lovely versatile foods that you can eat with breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and still have it be the perfect thing to eat. You can eat it with soup, salad, butter, you name it, it’s …

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As many of you already know, Jennie is the boss of me. That’s right. I fear her wrath. And since she and I have a GMS video conference scheduled for tonight, and I was supposed to post about this shrimp …

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This recipe was easy to make, although around these parts easy doesn’t always mean quick. As I am trying to be truthful with our recipes, I decided today I’d time myself and see how long it took to make dinner. …

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I must say that eggplant pinwheels went much better the second time around! Reasons the second time was more successful include: a) a video chat with Corelyn pre-cooking to discuss b) nowhere to be, nothing to do c) balsamic reduction, …

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So, two months ago I made these stuffed peppers for Cucina Fresca. I should probably tell you a little about them, since they were delicious and very easy. Gather your ingredients: bell peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, onion, garlic, rice, broth, feta …

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July’s challenges included one of us in school full time and the other with a broken finger, so we only managed to get around to one of our three proposed recipes. For Paul’s birthday, I figured we could do cupcakes, …

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So we wanted to make something with eggplant for June. And we wanted them to involve maybe a fig, or a date, and some cheese, and maybe balsamic reduction, and maybe be hot but maybe be cold. We came up …

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One of this month’s Cucina Fresca recipes is Veggie Burgers. We used beans as the base for the burgers, and we looked up a few recipe options online before making a decision on what to use ourselves. We did try …

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So if you didn’t watch the video (which you should!) here are some photos/information about the gluten-free scones! So first, you take your gluten free flour and add your baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar, and mix them together. …

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