Yeah. I do. That’s right. And I tell anyone who will listen why I’m there. Frequently, when I’m making a dish that calls for wine, I use leftover wine that I had purchased to drink. This causes me to think of the wine in the dish as “free” in terms of the overall tally for… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Entrees
Unsmoked Pork Belly
I was on the fence about what to have for dinner tonight – pancetta and peas or the last of the ribollita (Tuscan bean and vegetable) soup, but selecting the photographs for today’s post has ended my quandary. Pancetta and peas it is. Pancetta is an Italian cured pork product. It is also produced in… Continue Reading
Prunes in your Pasta
Now, I realize that you might be reading this and thinking, “um, why, precisely, would I enjoy prunes in my pasta?” And I understand your skepticism. However, you must hear me out. I had a fantastic ricotta and prunes pasta dish for the first time a few years ago in Italy. So fantastic that while… Continue Reading
Breakfast for Dinner
When I was a kid, one of my favorite dinners was actually a theme dinner, Breakfast for Dinner. You remember it. I know you had them, too. Some nights it was apple pancakes, other nights scrambled eggs. I don’t remember any French Toast making the Breakfast for Dinner menu, which strikes me as quite a… Continue Reading
Butternut Squash Ravioli in a Maple-Cream Sauce
I am sometimes guilty of getting a bit carried away with doing things in the most time-consuming fashion. I’d appreciate it, family, if you would stop laughing now. Thank you. It’s just that I enjoy making things myself – whether it be a gift, artwork, a note card, or a meal – and so I… Continue Reading