In 2018, I aimed to cook more, write more and refocus Sarah’s Cucina Bella to be about home cooking from scratch, with a firm lean toward quick and easy recipes. Over the course of the year, I published 52 recipes on this site. My personal favorites included the Teriyaki Salmon and Avocado Rice Bowl, Buffalo…
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17 Favorite Recipes of 2017 on Sarah’s Cucina Bella
Cookies and pasta and seafood were among the most popular recipes on Sarah’s Cucina Bella in 2017. Here’s a look at the best new recipes last year. My dearest readers, old and new, happy new year! Thank you so much for reading SCB. The year 2017 was filled with so much challenge but also laughter,…
Easy Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls with Raisins and Pecans
Tender, flaky cinnamon rolls are filled with raisins and pecans in this recipe for Easy Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls with Raisins and Pecans. Most mornings my kids make their own breakfasts, but the other day, as she went upstairs after breakfast, my 8-year-old daughter Paige asked if I would make breakfast the next day. Even though…
Roasted Vegetable Bowl with Pickled Carrots and Freekeh
Love veggie bowls? Forget the rice and instead dig into this Warm Vegetable Bowl with Pickled Carrots and Freekeh. When I accepted my job last spring, I knew that our office would be moving soon. Last month, it finally happened. Now situated in the heart of downtown in our fair city, we’re in the center…
Thin Crust Pizza Dough Recipe
Make your own New York-style pizza with this thin crust pizza dough recipe. It bakes up crisp on the outside, with a lovely flavor. One of my sonWill’s first favorite foods was pizza. When he was just shy of two, whenever I would ask him what he wanted for dinner, the answer was almost inevitably…
25 Easy Chicken Drumstick Recipes for Dinner Tonight
From crunchy oven fried chicken to grilled garlic parmesan chicken to hoisin glazed chicken, these 25 easy chicken drumstick recipes are creative and tasty. Why not try one for dinner tonight? Once upon a time, I hated routines. The monotony of doing the same thing the same way was maddening to me. But the busier we…
Grilled Foil Packet Carrots with Garlic and Basil
Love carrots? These Grilled Foil Packet Carrots with Garlic and Basil are a quick and easy recipe for turning carrots into something totally memorable. Serve these with whatever is coming off the grill today. This recipe was created for my client Pompeian but all opinions are my own. Carrots are good for eyesight — or, at…
Roasted Daikon Radish, Carrots and Peppers
When I was entering the third grade, I transferred from a public school where I had many friends to a catholic school where I had none. While my public school friends were still my friends, I went to my new school every day wondering when I would feel the level of comfort and fitting in…
Oven Poached Flounder with Garlic and Olive Oil
Looking for a delicious flounder recipe for busy nights? Oven Poached Flounder with Garlic and Olive Oil is a quick and easy recipe – and flavorful too. “Winter was not kind to my body this year.” Those words escaped my lips at the beach last week. It erupted forward before I could self-censor myself and…
Baked Sticky Orange Chicken Drumsticks
Can I tell you something? Lately, I have had to work on meal plans and budgeting for food. I simply have to spend less on what we eat. For awhile there, my freelance writing business was booming. In fact, it was so big that I ended up letting go of a few lower paying clients….