This Tuscan Roasted Chicken and Veggies dish brings the warmth of Italy right to your kitchen. Tender roasted vegetables and juicy rotisserie chicken are tossed in a tangy Italian dressing — simple ingredients that sing with rustic Tuscan flavor.
Storybook Kitchen
Step into the Storybook Kitchen, where every recipe has a tale to tell. From Aunt Rosa’s hearty Italian classics to sweet Southern treats straight out of small-town romance, these dishes are inspired by the characters and settings that live on my pages.
Whether you’re craving a taste of Tuscany, a cozy slice of pie from a Texas porch, or a comforting soup from a New England café, you’ll find flavors that bring stories to life—one delicious bite at a time.
Step into Aunt Rosa’s warm, welcoming Italian kitchen! Discover the must-have pantry staples, herbs, and tools for crafting traditional comfort food—from pasta and sauce to cozy soups. Perfect for home cooks craving Italian flavor and family-style charm.
Warm, rich, and full of Italian flavor! This Rustic Italian Beef Stew features tender chunks of beef simmered with herbs, tomatoes, and potatoes for a hearty meal you’ll crave again and again.
Savor the taste of Italy with these easy Herbed Mozzarella Crescent Pinwheels—flaky, buttery bites filled with garlic, herbs, and gooey mozzarella. Inspired by Aunt Rosa from Janice Thompson’s Weddings by Bella series, they bake up golden in just 15 minutes!
This light and fluffy Pineapple Angel Food Cake is made with just two ingredients—angel food cake mix and crushed pineapple! It’s sweet, tangy, and unbelievably easy. Perfect for summer gatherings, church potlucks, or anytime you want a tropical dessert that feels like sunshine on a plate.
Bake a golden, bakery-style Italian loaf right at home! This quick and easy crusty bread recipe delivers a crisp exterior and soft, chewy interior—perfect for pasta night or sandwiches.
Bake Snoop Dogg’s viral Rolls Royce Cookies with a Hollywood twist! Decadent, rich, and perfect for a cozy night in with a good book.
This classic Italian minestrone soup is hearty, healthy, and brimming with vegetables, beans, and pasta. Easy to customize with what you have on hand — a comforting one-pot meal the whole family will love.
This traditional Italian-American Sunday Gravy is a rich, slow-simmered tomato sauce made with ground beef and sausage links. Perfect over pasta, it’s hearty, flavorful, and tastes like it cooked all day.
Light, fluffy Cannoli Cupcakes made with ricotta cheese, chocolate chips, and fun toppings! A simple twist on a classic Italian dessert—perfect for parties, birthdays, or just because.
This easy pasta salad recipe is loaded with tri-color rotini, mozzarella, crisp veggies, olives, and pepperoni, all tossed in a creamy Italian dressing. Perfect for potlucks, cookouts, or make-ahead lunches!
This creamy tomato basil soup is rich, comforting, and ready in under 40 minutes. Made entirely with canned tomatoes, Italian herbs, and fresh basil, it’s a cozy café-style soup you can enjoy year-round.
Easy puff pastry pizza pinwheels with sauce, cheese, and pepperoni—flaky, cheesy, and ready in just 15 minutes. A fun, family-friendly snack inspired by Uncle Laz of Parma John’s in the Weddings by Bella series.
Cozy up with this creamy chicken and gnocchi soup, packed with tender chicken, pillowy gnocchi, fresh spinach, and herbs in a rich, flavorful broth. An easy Olive Garden–inspired comfort food you can make at home in under an hour.
This recipe for Snickerdoodles is actually my mama’s, but I used it in my Guideposts book, The Secret Ingredient, a fun cozy mystery. One of the main characters, Winnie, is an amazing baker and even competes in a big competition! I’m happy to share it with you now, as well as a snippet of the …
If you’ve read my book Movers and Shakers (a Guideposts mystery) you already know about Grandma Pearl. She’s a key player in the story, though all of the information about her is shared posthumously. At the end of the book I shared a recipe that actually came from my own mother’s cookbook. It’s called Grandma …
Enjoy this cobbler recipe, straight from the pages of Janice Thompson’s novel, Tracking Tilly.