Sometimes the kitchen is a magical place. It can take an ingredient or combination of ingredients that I have never liked and transform them into something delicious that I want to eat again and again! That pretty much exactly describes how I feel about dill, which I have never liked…not in pickles (blech) or eggs […]
I regularly find myself standing in front of the fridge trying to figure out what to do with all the little leftover odds and ends in my crisper. Halves of bell peppers, lonely carrots, three baby bellas that didn’t make it into a salad earlier in the week… Inspiration finally struck as I was struggling […]
I think homemade ravioli might be my favorite food. That’s a pretty hefty statement, you know, because I love food, and I love so many different foods. But homemade ravioli is indulgent without being overwhelming. It requires a bit of dedication and love to make it, and I appreciate the craftsmanship. I love the thin-rolled […]
This month for the Secret Recipe Club challenge, I was assigned the blog Searching for Spice. I knew immediately that I wanted to try out this carrot soup. I mean, what is better than a vegetable soup for lunch on a winter day? My good friend Sarah over at Well Dined came over to make […]
Wow. Today was really a day, if you know what I mean. It started out with very few hours of sleep, became more harried and more chagrined as I rushed off to an early morning meeting that turned out not to be today, and was compounded by my darling son spitting up on my crotch […]
My mom’s birthday was a few weeks ago, and I got to host her dinner for the first time ever! Making meals for my mom can be a challenge because of her food allergies: no dairy or wheat allowed. In fact, when I asked her what she wanted for her birthday meal, she sadly replied […]
Do you ever go to a restaurant and order exactly the right thing? It sounds like a small detail (duh, who intentionally orders badly?), but if you’ve ever agonized over a decision about what to order and come away unhappy with your choice, then you are probably also familiar with the sheer bliss of ordering […]
It’s the middle of January! I am already flagging on my New Year’s resolutions to eat healthy. Is that just me? It’s time for a delicious pick-me-up. And what is more delicious than a glut of hearty, colorful veggies, stirred into some slightly chewy, nutty quinoa? My good friend Sarah over at Well Dined agreed […]
Okay, so last time I told you about making my own pasta. Super yum! But this time, we should talk about delicious pasta sauce. Pasta sauce with sautéed cauliflower in it. And onions. And crushed red pepper. I’m hungry again just writing about it. This sauce is easy to make and uses a vegetable that […]
Guess what!? I got a pasta press for Christmas. (Excuse me, my engineer of a husband says it’s called an “extruder.” Let’s be specific here.) Let’s backtrack. A few years ago, I discovered food writing. One of the first books I read was Heat, after which I developed a snobby obsession with fresh pasta. If […]