Category: Recipes
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ltalian Butter Cookies
‘Tis the season to be jolly, but yet Christmas is a week away and I can’t seem to get in the true Christmas spirit. I’ve tried to listen to my Christmas music every day, but today I gave in and went back to my recent obsession, Taylor Swift. I put up a Christmas tree, but […]
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Fall into the Kitchen: Goat Cheese Zucchini Bread
Fall happened in the blink of an eye. I’m not sure if it is because Chicago’s weather has been all sorts of crazy or because I was so busy I didn’t notice that all of a sudden winter was quickly approaching! Snow is in the forecast for tonight…and I don’t think I am exactly ready […]
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Crock Pot Cookin’
For the first time ever I used my crock-pot to make dinner. When I left home last weekend my mom had made stew and I didn’t get a chance to bring some home, so I decided to make my own. I bought all the ingredients and had no idea how to start. The entire concept […]
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Lucia’s Quick Cheese Sauce
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be a part of my friend Tim’s wedding in South Bend! He is my first close friend to get married and it was so exciting to be able to celebrate with some old (and great!) friends! After the wedding on Sunday I decided to spend the morning walking […]
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Vodka Sauce
Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Lucia. Vodka and I have had a tumultuous relationship for years, but last night I think we finally started to understand each other… As I sat at work reading my sisters wedding menu, I had the urge to cook, and I couldn’t decide what the perfect dinner would be. […]
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Let’s Get Saucy! Quick Tomato Sauce
So Sunday night my roommates and I were exhausted after a very long and fun weekend, so we wanted to something quick and delicious for dinner! My sister Gina had been in town all weekend for her first dress fitting (I can’t believe the wedding is in 70 days!!!) and we went to the beach […]
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Italian Cheese Balls: Ladies and Gentleman, Start Your Cooking!
Back home again in Indiana. That song brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. Maybe it’s because I’m proud of where I come from, or maybe it is because I am laughing so hard at the thought of my dear friend crying at the race a few years ago after spending a […]
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Chicken Salad Obsession
So I was pretty bummed about not being able to have a kitchen adventure on Sunday, so I thought I would throw one in during the week! The other night I realized I had put chicken in the refrigerator to thaw, and since I am leaving for the weekend, it needed to be cooked. I am obsessed, and […]
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For the Love of Italy…and Carbonara Sauce!
So I first fell in love with cooking while I was in Italy. It wasn’t the best place to start off my passion for food because no matter what, nothing I do now can live up to the amazingness that was created and eaten in Italy. When my friend Jordan came to visit from Rome, […]
My Big Fat Italian Life 