Gina's Italian Kitchen

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Cowboy Pork Chops

Photo source: Simply Recipes

Those pork chops look very appetizing. This is a one pot meal which makes it convenient. I would add mushrooms.

This recipe comes from Simply Recipes . . . Click here to go to the recipe page.

The Ultimate Snickers Pie

Photo source: Serious Eats

It doesn't get better than this! An ice cream pie for anyone that would love a frozen Snickers Bar. Yes, I want some.

This recipe comes from Serious Eats with a very impressive recipe page with lots of information in addition to the recipe. Click here to go to the recipe page.

Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Photo source: Southern Living

Quick and easy comfort food in a one-pot meal. The perfect choice on a busy day with some hot biscuits. Great choice for a cold day.

This recipe comes from Southern Living. Click here to go to the recipe page.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeye Cookies

Photo source: Real Mom Kitchen

Chocolate and peanut butter is always an awesome combination. These cookies would be very appealing on your buffet table for a special occasion.

This recipe comes from Laura from Real Mom Kitchen . . . click here to go to her recipe page.

UPDATE

Just a note to let everyone know that my husband, The Captain, passed away in 2023. It was a heartbreaking experience to put my sweet fur baby Kiki to sleep in 2024. I am finally back to posting again. It had been a long time since I was able to update my blogs and have removed my website. I am still trying to get my life in order which has been one of the most difficult things I have ever dealt with in my life. I was already dealing with issues surrounding the death of my first husband. Here I go again . . . I am beyond heartbroken.

I'm a recipe collector and have a filing cabinet full of recipes from scouring magazines, newspapers, trading with friends and my cherished family recipes that were passed on to me by family . . . some I have no idea where they came from. I attempt to list sources when I have them . . . I'm not trying to claim any recipe as mine unless it is . . . I'm a serious foodie . . . not a professional chef!

I will also be posting those recipes that look promising to me since I'm always looking for new recipes to try out.

I'm a third generation sicilian italian-cuban-american who was fascinated with everything that happened in the kitchen as I grew up, next to my nana's side . . . watching every move that she made. She started giving me little jobs to do in the kitchen to keep from stepping on me . . . I learned how to cook at a young age, throwing things together, rarely using measuring utensils. Cooking is a passion which takes lots of tasting and nurturing what you are cooking until it is just right.

Here's the twist to my italian cooking . . . I married a southern gentleman whose mom prepared the best southern comfort food meals . . . and as a young adult, I was right there by her side, learning how to cook southern style. He and I combined the two cooking styles into our own style that never disappointed our guests.

Since my southern gentleman passed away, I got used to cooking for one . . . so there is yet another twist to my cooking . . . cooking a big meal and turning it into totally different meals.

I've since remarried and my new husband (yep, another southern gentleman) has a similar cooking style . . . and we are perfecting the art of making great meals using leftovers :)

Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is. ~ Irish proverb

A seafood diet...if you see food, eat it! ~ Miss Piggy :)

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Sunday, December 7, 2025

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