Author Archives: Allison

A delicious one-pot recipe! It tastes warm and comforting! Stuffed cabbage is a dish that includes cooked cabbage leaves filled with a variety of fillings. It can be filled with meat like beef, pork, or lamb. There is usually a grain like rice or barley. Sometimes mushrooms and vegetables are used in the filling. TheContinue reading “Stuffed Cabbage”

This pound cake is moist and delicious! Baking with peaches makes this dessert perfect for summer! A pound cake is a kind of cake that is typically baked in a loaf pan or Bundt pan. Pound cake was created in Europe during the early 18th century. Early recipes for the cake included a pound ofContinue reading “Peach Pound Cake”

This soup is so comforting and easy to make! It makes for an excellent light lunch or serve it as an appetizer for a dinner party! Leek and Potato Soup or Potage Parmentier originated in France. It consists of leeks, potatoes, stock or water, and cream. The soup was named after French nutritionist and scholar,Continue reading “Leek and Potato Soup (Potage Parmentier)”

Turn simple every day ingredients into a luscious pasta meal! Carbonara is a pasta dish that includes eggs, cured pork, cheese, and black pepper. It originates from Rome, Italy and came to be in its most modern form during the mid 20th century. Carbonara is typically made with spaghetti pasta, but bucatini, fettuccine, and linguineContinue reading “Carbonara”

This bread pairs perfectly with pasta and other saucy Italian dishes! And it can be used to make delectable sandwiches! Focaccia is a common style of oven-baked flat bread in Italian cuisine. It was thought to have originated from the Etruscan people. The Etruscans ran a civilization in ancient Italy starting around 900 BC. FocacciaContinue reading “Focaccia Bread”

A one pot classic! This dish is full of flavor! Arroz con Pollo means rice with chicken in Spanish. It is a traditional dish in Spain and Latin America. The dish has seared chicken that is cooked with yellow rice and vegetables. It is related to paella for its use of saffron to make theContinue reading “Arroz Rojo con Pollo (Red Rice with Chicken)”

This Irish staple is quick and easy to make! You should have most of the ingredients in your pantry already. The best part is that there is no extra rise time! *Buttermilk substitute recipe available. Irish soda bread is a bread that is made without yeast. The leavening agent is baking soda. Soda bread traditionallyContinue reading “Irish Soda Bread”

This pasta salad is light and flavorful! Perfect for picnics and potlucks! This recipe is super easy! Orzo looks like rice, but it is actually a pasta! In Italian it is called risoni or “large grains of rice”. It is a short pasta, traditionally made with white flour, but can also be made with wholeContinue reading “Orzo Pasta Salad”