chocolate cherry cookies (a la rita)

stuffed bell peppers (a la rita)

chicken salad with apples and walnuts (a la rita)

oven roasted potatoes (a la rita)

smoked paprika roasted chicken

meatball pizza reloaded (a la rita)

brussels sprouts and rice casserole (a la rita)

calypso chicken (a la rita)

apple pumpkin pie

meatball pizza (a la rita)


spinach ricotta tortellini with meatballs

a joint venture: meatballs a la christel; sauce a la rita; tortellini a la racconto.

cucumber rolls (a la rita)

roast pork with pears (a la rita)

pumpkin cinnamon cloverleaf rolls (a la rita)

southwestern bean casserole (a la rita)

steak cacciatore with polenta rounds


a combination of two recipes:

pumpkin apple crostata


adapted from this recipe > >

creamy herb chickatoni

chicken, rigatoni, and broccoli florets in a creamy herb sauce. based on this recipe >>

baked tortilla chips (a la rita)

pumpkin lasagna (a la rita)

pumpkin cloverleaf rolls (a la rita)

skinny pumpkin cheesecake

added 1/3 can pumpkin, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice to this recipe >>

sage pork chops

boneless pork loin chops dredged in flour, seasoned with sage and rosemary, and sauteed. served on a bed of sauteed sweet onions and ambrosia apple slices.

pumpkin pancakes (a la rita)

chicken asopao