Lasagna is Italian comfort food. One of the most popular recipes on The Brooklyn Mom is my Authentic Italian Sunday Sauce. The comments I have received is, not only is the sauce recipe delicious. but that its the authenticity and it being an adapted original family recipe that people really relate and respond to. While […]
Easy Chicken and Wild Rice soup
Yum This winter feels like it’s never going to end. I can’t wait until spring produce and recipes, but for now another freezing day…. Another pot of soup! This one is a super easy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup. I started with an already cooked rotisserie chicken. I love to pick up a rotisserie chicken […]
Healthy Chicken Vegetable Stir Fry
Yum Stir fry’s are a great, easy way to get dinner on the table during the week-FAST. And another beauty of the stir fry is that you can really use whatever you have in your fridge. I often make stir fry’s when I have a bunch of produce that I need to use up before […]
Instant Pot Beef Stew
It’s getting cold in New York City and that means comfort foods! My Instant Pot and Slow Cooker go into constant rotation with soups and stews this time of year. This Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe (also known as Pressure Cooker Beef Stew) is hearty, delicious, and easy to make! PIN IT!! Save your […]
Easy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Yum Full disclosure…I HATE making mashed potatoes. Every Thanksgiving my mother asks to make the mashed potatoes and every year I refuse. Even though I cook all the time and host holidays where I cook a dozen different things, there is something about mashed potatoes that is so much work and that I dread. Until […]
Spinach, Tomato and Goat Cheese Quiche
Does anyone else feel like they have cooked 8,792,300 dinners since the beginning of Covid??? I love to create recipes and cook, but after months of preparing 3 meals a day, working from home, and remote/hybrid schooling I’m looking for easy meals that are still yummy and healthy. A quiche made with simple, fresh ingredients […]
Strawberry Cucumber Salad with Balsamic Glaze
Summer is finally here! During the summer months, we spend as much time outdoors as possible. For us New York City apartment dwellers, that means our building’s outdoor barbecue area. Grilling and eating al fresco is something we try to do as much as we can! Sometimes it’s just the three of us, but often […]
Authentic Homemade Manicotti
If there is a signature recipe in my family, it is definitely my Grandmother’s Homemade Manicotti recipe made with homemade manicotti shells. One of the most popular recipes on The Brooklyn Mom, blog is my Authentic Italian Sunday Sauce. The comments I have received is, not only is it delicious. but that its the authenticity […]
Authentic Italian Sunday Sauce
If you grew up in an Italian family like I did, chances are you had Sunday Dinner (at 1:00 PM) each week with your family. And, if you were lucky enough like I was, that included your extended family. Each week from when I was a child until well into my 20’s, we were all […]
Healthy Super Bowl Recipes
Super Bowl is getting a healthy makeover! Whether you are hosting a Super Bowl Party or just hanging at home with your family, food is always a big part of the game! I’m sharing my go to favorites for some Healthy Super Bowl Recipes that are delicious and easy to make, giving you more time […]
