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Cooking & Spirituality: Winter Minestrone Soup

February 26, 2025

By Lucia Ferrara
This is my dad’s recipe for Winter Minestrone Soup. He said it was made the way his mom made it. Your family is sure to enjoy it as much I did growing up and as my kids do today. Watch the Video Now.

Cooking & Spirituality: Festive Dipping Sauce

December 2, 2024

By Lucia Ferrara
What do you feed hungry guests while they wait for the turkey or ham to ready or while their watching the game on TV? A crusty loaf of bread and this dipping sauce is the go to favorite in my house.

Cooking & Spirituality: Fall Cauliflower Loaded Casserole

October 24, 2024

By Lucia Ferrara
This is a quick-to-assemble casserole for cool autumn evenings. It can be the main dish or a side. It’s perfect for pot lucks or even tailgating parties.

Ricotta Cheese Dipping Sauce

August 8, 2024

Cooking & Spirituality By Lucia Ferrara
This recipe paired with a loaf of crusty artisan bread is great recipe for a snack, a side for lunch, an appetizer or a dish to take to pot luck.

Cooking & Spirituality: Spumoni Cake

June 11, 2024

By Lucia Ferrara
Today I want to share a recipe with you that is one of my kids’ favorites. Spumoni Cake. It’s chilled, whipped cream topping, cherries and nuts, and vibrant colors make it a perfect summertime recipe!

Vegetable Frizzle: A meatless meal for Lent

February 14, 2024

A Cooking & Spirituality Video
By Lucia Ferrara
The perfect meatless meal for Lent, Vegetable Frizzle, is my take on Asian-style stir-fried vegetables. It’s a Ferrara family favorite!

Overnight Breakfast Oats

January 1, 2024

By Lucia Ferrara
I taking advantage of the new year to make a lifestyle change. My daughter and I found this recipe. We modified it to suit our tastes and our lives and we begin the year with a very simple, very nutritious and very yummy meal.

Cannellini and Kale Soup

May 17, 2023

By Lucia Ferrara
A colorful, bright, vibrant spring day inspired this vibrant, nutritious soup. Serve it with slices of crusty bread and your family will be begging for seconds.

Cream Puffs

March 22, 2023

Cream puffs are the perfect dessert for any celebration. They look so fancy. A lot of people hesitate to make cream puffs, but what they don’t realize is how easy they are actually to make.

Ricotta & Spinach Grilled Cheese

August 17, 2022

By Lucia Ferrara
We’re in the back-to-season now and so today, I’m going to show you a school night dinner favorite. It’s a fancy grilled cheese sandwich that I call Ricotta & Spinach Grilled Cheese. It has four kinds of cheese, so you know it’s a real crowd pleaser!

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