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OLIVE GARDEN TO GO IN PITTSBURGH

It’s 8am in the morning, the kids are on the bus, or you have a few left with you, the day begins to take shape and it takes you with it! Before you know it that half-drank cup of coffee is too cold to...

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DISNEY DINING ~ NOT SO MAGICAL

We spent endless days in Disney this last week and as we have been there many times before I do feel well-versed on offering a bit of dining comments.  I have grown up a Disney kid myself, traveling...

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Buca di BEPPO ~ Bring It Home

We were provided with a meal, however ALL opinions are my own. See my disclosure policy. Traveling with kids and family, and visiting theme parks by day, creates the need to collapse by night.  We were...

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DINNER BY LIDIA’S PITTSBURGH

I can’t believe that this year we were celebrating our twenty year anniversary.  I actually talked to a  few different Pittsburgh restaurants, and no one really seemed to care, until I spoke to Lidia’s...

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Breaded Eggplant Cutlets

The season is bursting with the best of garden veggies and if your yield of eggplant is high or even if i is not, now is the perfect time to indulge in the creation of eggplant cutlets which can be...

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Olive Garden Celebrates Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

There is nothing more fun than having your child go to work with you and spend a little quality time enjoying them while they enjoy you. You have the chance to mentor, share and lead while your...

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Olive Garden Specials

The kids are here, there and everywhere during the school year and keeping up with meals that are great tasting, and satisfying while not tying me into the kitchen is a Mom requirement.  I can’t...

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Zucchini and Organic Tomato Caponata

As a young girl, I traveled and stay in Sardinia, and Milan, Italy, speaking the language, interacting with everyone, and really getting to learn how to tweak my cuisine preparatory skills.  I stayed...

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Instant Pot Meat Sauce And Pasta Recipe

As a traditional Italian girl, I have been brought up that the best meal of the week, even it is an everyday meal must be the Pasta on your plate. Cook pasta too much and you have a mushy mouthful of...

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Delectable Holiday Dishes At BRAVO!

For me, the holidays are about getting together, going out, having fabulous cocktails, appetizers, and then enjoying a delicious entree followed by a spectacular, yet simple dessert. One of the most...

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BRAVO to Classic Italian Food

I get excited when I dine out and try new culinary experiences.  Growing up Italian it kind of spoils you to heading out to eat, because more often than not I am disappointed in what someone else...

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Italian Ciabatta Sandwich

Long ago, in a village not so far away, were the grandparents of my grandparents who made traditional Italian foods interesting, yet simple.  Who ever said you needed to add so much to the sandwich...

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BRAVO Cucina Italiana Celebrates 25 Years

  I am excited to visit our local BRAVO Cucina Italiana because it’s celebrating 25 Years of fresh- Italian food and drinks that have been dished up, served, picked up and ordered! BRAVO Cucina...

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Best Brunch On The Vegas Strip

After meeting Buddy Valastro in person, interviewing him and tasting cake he provided for me, you would think there would be no way to top that right? Wrong. When in Vegas, you have to go big or go...

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Instant Pot Easy Mushroom Red Sauce

I am not quite sure how I survived without my Instant Pot.  Believe it or not, I hardly turn on my stove for meal prep.  Instead, I create new recipes each day in my Instant Pot. What I love is how I...

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Instant Pot Tomato Sauce With Fresh Garden Tomatoes

The freshest crops of tomatoes are in, and cooking in a large batch is ‘Game On!’  I love this time of the year, it is super busy, yet I manage to create and freeze our favorite fresh tomato sauce....

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Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan

Long gone are the days when weekend meals that we all love are only served on the weekend. Instant Pot has revolutionized our cooking. In fact, cooking is not a challenge at all. From meat to...

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The 6 Best Italian Restaurants In San Francisco

Calling all foodies that live in or are headed to San Francisco. Make sure when you are there your belly is running on empty. I’m about to dish up the 6 best Italian restaurants in San Francisco so you...

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Really Easy Instant Pot Pepperoni Stuffed Meatballs

  No matter what day of the week you want meatballs, this recipe for pepperoni stuffed meatballs is your new go-to. Meatballs used to be a Sunday only food, since they needed so much time to cook....

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Authentic Pasta Aglio e Olio in a Pressure Cooker

Just in case that title recipe looks like Greek, it’s Italian and roughly translated it is pasta with garlic and oil. You won’t believe how easy this recipe is. My recipe for this authentic pasta Aglio...

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