In celebration of our chickens successfully overcoming their egg-laying drought, I will be focused on eggs and egg recipes for at least a day or two. Or until I can actually feel my cholesterol rising, whichever comes first. Now that the threat of death, or perhaps just the threat of hypnosis, has borne of its… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Pasta, Rice & Grains
Pancetta and Peas Mac and Cheese
I like a rhyming post title/recipe name every now and again. And here we have one. I made this dish on Sunday because a rainy, 33-degree late-February Sunday requires comfort food. Preferably inexpensive comfort food. So with Ina Garten’s macaroni and cheese from Barefoot Contessa Family Style as my guide, I added my favorite uncured… Continue Reading
Leafy Green Lasagna
I felt I had to share this with you today instead of the wine post I had planned because any meat-free dish – and given, this is no diet meat-free dish – that JR requests to have packed for his lunch and then says, “can’t I have more?” upon reviewing his portion, must be a… Continue Reading
A ravioli primer: Artichoke Ravioli in a Lemon-Cream Sauce
“Is making homemade pasta easy?” my friend Ian asked during a rare midday phone call. “Sure it is,” I replied, “what are you making?” “I want to make ravioli for our Valentine’s dinner,” he said, meaning his and his wife, Kristin’s, dinner. We discussed his options; won ton wrappers (“won’t that be gross?”), purchasing pasta… Continue Reading
Darned Tasty Shrimpy-Shrimp
And by shrimpy-shrimp, I do mean small shrimp. As I was discussing with my friend Debby this morning, I wasn’t so sure I would serve these shrimp to guests, but then she described a conversation she had with a friend of hers regarding shrimp, which caused me to reevaluate my stance on the shrimpy-shrimp. It… Continue Reading