Summery basil-chevre appetizer.
This appetizer will draw “oohs” from your guests: stuff basil leaves with goat cheese and diced tomato. Gorgeous and delicious.
Category: Recipes
Pasta salad with summer vegetables and peppercorn dressing.
This pasta salad comes together easily, with a few sauteed summer vegetables, prepared pasta and creamy peppercorn dressing.
Summer cocktail: Italian Spritz.
The Aperol Spritz is the perfect summer cocktail with an Italian flair: bright, refreshing, flavorful.
Crostini with hummus and chard.
Swiss chard is prolific right now in gardens and markets; here’s a great way to use it, on crostini with Feta and hummus.
Summer tomato salad with tahini dressing.
In case you’re already tired of ‘caprese’ salad, here’s an alternative: sweet, ripe summer tomatoes drizzled with a flavorful tahini dressing.
How to make creamy homemade ricotta.
It’s fun and easy to make ricotta cheese at home; here’s and easy recipe and the right technique to produce creamy, Italian-style ricotta.
Great local food events.
Cincinnati local food fans should mark their calendars for two upcoming local food events.
The Clara Project: buttered nuts.
This simple recipe from The Clara Project is an entertaining essential: homemade cocktail nuts roasted in butter and sea salt.
Pasta with potatoes, beans and pesto.
This easy pasta recipe is delicious and a little unexpected, with potatoes, fresh summer green beans and flavorful pesto.
