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I just made this tonight and it was absolutely DELICIOUS! I used pork tenderloin instead of veal and it was perfect. Everything about it was amazing. Thanks for sharing it!

Penne alla Norma is an amazing Sicilian dish. Penne mixed with roasted eggplant, marinara sauce, ricotta cheese, and some red pepper flakes for heat.

Potatoes! That hearty feeling is always more comforting in the winter.

Every Christmas Eve my family has stuffed shrimp. Not a typical holiday meal, but it's tradition!

Dijon and swiss, or provolone and honey mustard with lettuce on som really good quality bread.

12 Bones in North Carolina. They are only open 11-4 on weekdays, but they are so worth the line that forms come lunchtime.

While studying in Italy, I had the opportunity to help in a local olive harvest. Afterward, the man whose olives we had harvested held a dinner for all who had helped him. By far the most wonderful part of that dinner was the bruschetta with roasted red peppers which had been soaked in the olive oil that we had helped to produce. Never in my life have I tasted anything quite like that!

Gingerbread cookies! Classic and always a hit!

A chocolate and raspberry ganache that I make. That is one of my favorite flavor combinations, and it is so rich that you can only eat a small piece at a time. This lets me enjoy it longer than most desserts!

My first cookbook was one that the church that I grew up attending put together. I actually haven't used many recipes from that cookbook, but it is one of my most cherished cookbooks because my mom put it together and included a lot of our family recipes. It's great to have until I get around to putting together a book of JUST family recipes!

Anything done in the slow cooker. I'm a sucker for coming home to a house that is filled with the wonderful aroma of a dinner all set to go! And of course, a delicious dutch apple pie to follow up with for dessert!