My journey of cooking, gardening, preserving and more
Ahhh….pasta carbonara. So few ingredients yet a rich, incredible dish that every pasta lover should have in their recipe arsenal. I’ve had this post written for a long time but getting the photos has been another story. I can promise you that making this is …
I think the only thing better than eating freshly-baked, crusty, chewy bread is how divine it smells while it’s baking. Even just the dough rising in a bowl on the counter is enough to fill the air with a delicious, yeasty aroma. I enjoy making …
Welcome to one of my all-time favorite meals: Eggs Benedict. (I love eggs!) A combination of a crunchy, toasted English muffin, a slice of ham or Canadian bacon, a warm and oozy perfectly-poached egg, all covered in buttery, lemony hollandaise sauce. Hello, deliciousness. I only …
We love lamb! I’ve shared quite a few of my favorite lamb recipes with you, including my grilled butterflied leg of lamb and my most-pinned recipe on Pinterest, my lemon oregano lamb shoulder chops recipe. Lamb has such a beautiful flavor and it’s easily showcased …
Dumplings are so much fun to make and there are a lot of things you can stuff them with. I’ve already shared my recipe for my classic pork and cabbage dumplings but if you love vegetables and are looking to eat a little healthier, these steamed …
I’ve shared a number of appetizer recipes here on my site and as many of you know, I like to have a lot of fun with them. This is a compilation of some of my favorite ones to date. Some are a little more elegant than …
The first time I had falafel was over 20 years ago at Mamoun’s in New Haven, CT. Incredibly, I didn’t even really know what it was that first time I tried it, but friends insisted I would love it and I did. Fried balls of …