Venture A Few Miles for A Beautiful Boardwalk and Superb Pizza!

“Best Pizza on Long Beach” What I love about living in Rockville Centre is our close proximity to Long Beach! Having the summers off is a blessing, and exploring Long Island is a daily event. There’s nothing better than putting the bike rack on the car for the season and heading down to the  Long Beach […]

Hot Slow-Roasted Pork, Onion, and Mozzarella

Another crowd pleaser! Roasted succulent pork sandwiched between crusty rolls, melted mozzarella, sautéed onions and peppers create this sandwich. Makes enough for game-day so now you know what to serve during Super Bowl my fellow fans!

Grilled Cheese All Grown-Up

Who doesn’t love grilled cheese?  Seems to be the trend in various cooking publications as well.  Below I’ve listed 3 suggestions but check out these sites to give you even more inspiration… grilled cheese...

Grilling Pizza

I could make these every night.  Very easy to assemble and extremely tasty.  Get the kids involved.  Fun to create different pizza masterpieces.

BBQ Ham & Pineapple Pizza

Another delectable way of how to use up left-over ham. Adapted from A Hint of Honey, ham and pineapple match up with smoked Gouda and BBQ sauce. Sweet, savory, cheesy and downright tasty. Serve a mixed baby green salad alongside and you’ve...

Lasagna-Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Love this recipe from thekitchn. I love pasta. I love lasagna. But… sometimes I could do without the carb content in the noodles. Spaghetti squash  provides the bowl AND the “spaghetti”! These are generous in size, so for the...

Tomato & Mozzarella Tartlets

Just like a warm caprese salad on top of delicate puff pastry.  Serve as appetizer or side.

Grilled Eggplant Parmesan w/Grilled Tomato Marinara

Grilled tomato sauce is quite something! Double this recipes sauce ingredients so there is extra to serve over a big bowl of pasta for dinner the next evening. I’m thinking also, that with a bit of altering, this recipe would also work for...

Stacked Tomato Salad

I  make this every summer a few times throughout the season. It’s a great way to take advantage of the delicious varieties of heirloom tomatoes out in the market. The tapenade and dressing can be made ahead of time, or even try using your...

Snap Pea Salad w/Burrata

A recipe from Bon Appetit May 2013… tasty side salad with any late spring/summer meal or even as a lunch dish. Crisp sugar snap peas and /or snow peas mixed with arugula, basil, mint and the ever-amazing burrata cheese. Man I love burrata...