{ Pearls & Pasta } — Pearls & Pasta

My daughter has been on a full-on French Onion Soup kick lately—and she’s not messing around. She’s taste-tested her way through restaurants including two local favorites: BierHaul Farm House (Thornton) and White Dog Café (Glen Mills). After very serious consideration, we have a winner: BierHaul. Not long after, I received a magazine from another local gem, Realtor Fran Day, and wouldn’t you know it—inside was a recipe for French Onion Soup. Irony? Fate? Either way, it felt like a sign. Of course, I had to make it. True to form, I can rarely leave a recipe alone. I adapted it to...

Pearls & Pasta — A Story & Recipe This rich, custardy Italian-American crab pie — made with a sour cream crust and served as part of a traditional Christmas Eve Seven Fishes dinner — is the recipe I searched for years to find again. I once made a crab pie so good my sister-in-law ran back for seconds before anyone else could get firsts. Then I lost the recipe. Years later, I found it again — not in a cookbook, but in memory. Some dishes aren’t just food. They’re moments you refuse to forget. 💜 There are recipes you make...

I’m charging into 2021 full of Belief & Hope. Believing anything is possible, anything... and Hopeful for healthy gatherings, tons of hugs and sharing scrumptious food together around the table! Some of my families & friends favorite dishes are most often the easiest ones to make! Here's a take on a homemade stove top mac-n-cheese that's so easy peasy it'll make you throw away the boxed stuff & never look back! This recipe makes a big batch, which is perfection for a crowd or leftovers the next day. And, trust me adults and kids alike will be coming back for...

{ Scroll down for this delicious & super simple Shrimp Chowder Recipe } During our stay at home months I sent you a few emails about ‘What’s Going On’, along with family 'un-recipes', and your responses were touching, and made me feel good that I could help you all out a bit in the kitchen! I’ve always wanted to connect my two loves, cooking and Marinella Jewelry. Who knew it would take a major unfortunate virus to make Pearls & Pasta happen. While nowadays we don't have pasta every day it did spawn my love of food and cooking! Fall calls...