Seasoned chunks of chicken breast are simmered in a creamy basil pesto sauce with tender spaghetti. It’s a full meal that’s easy to make any day of the week! Flavor: Creamy, cheesy pesto sauce with tender bites of chicken and pasta. Skill Level: This recipe comes together fast using ready-made pesto and basic pantry ingredients. Budget…
I love stainless steel cookware. I know the rage is nonstick and ceramic, but I don’t feel as comfortable using those. Stainless steel pans are more sustainable and safer! But let’s be real, the mess can be work. So here are my tips for how to clean stainless steel pans (and how to prevent messes…
On our recent trip to Northern Italy, one of the things I most wanted to do was visit one of the lakes. I visited Lago Maggiore (lake Maggiore) when I was 10 and wanted to visit again as an adult, so we headed to the much more famous Lake Como. Our visit of 3 days…
On our recent trip to Northern Italy, we picked Verona as one of our stops (after Como and before Bologna and Milan). The city might be famous for Romero & Juliet, but it should be more well known as a great city to visit – just the right mix of history and modernity. We stay…
After visiting Como and Verona, we took the train to historic Bologna! It took us a day or two to get our bearings and then to fall in love with Bologna. The historic portion of the city is very walkable; the food is great; and the architecture is so amazing, even a novice like me…
This strawberry slushie is a dream recipe – great for anytime, but especially if you have too many berries or they’re getting soft (which doesn’t matter for the slushie). There’s a hint of thyme and lemon to elevate it a bit. And everyone will LOVE it! Strawberry Slushie Strawberry season is FINALLY here this year….
We love wine country. It isn’t just because of the wine. Sonoma and Napa Counties are beautiful destinations with good food, access to nature, and some adorable towns. Our latest adventure to wine country was to try out Russian River glamping at Wildhaven Sonoma – just ten minutes from Healdsburg. Russian River Glamping Let’s set…
I used to assume all eyelash curlers were the same. And, maybe more shocking, I didn’t really understand the purpose of them. Then I realized that it was the curler tool I was using. I’ve since discovered the best eyelash curler and now I know that they aren’t all the same and, goodness, do I…
In our younger days, my now husband and I would take day trips to Healdsburg as special treats – mostly for the weather and the yummy food (we weren’t wine drinkers at the time).. Now that we’re back in Northern California, we’ve been wanting to go back and rediscover all the best restaurants in Healdsburg…
It’s that magical season of cherries and I can’t get enough! There are a few items that have shorter growing seasons and aren’t commonly grown and flown in from other parts of the world – cherries is one of them (corn, figs, persimmons, and pomegranates too)! I could eat fresh cherries all day long, but…