Pizza is arguably one of my favorite foods. Just ask my girlfriends from study abroad… I was housing a full pizza about twice a week. I would love to make my own dough regularly and have it frozen and waiting, but I’m a busy woman with lessons to plan and people to care for. I…
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Ratatouille
Sacre bleu! Until last night I had never eaten ratatouille. I knew it was a French peasant dish and decided to try making it. I was nervous it wouldn’t taste all that great or be filling since the whole dish is vegetables (no offense to vegetables), but my reaction was similar to this food critic:…
The Best F%$&*n Lasagna
My lasagna never tasted as good as what you could get in a restaurant and often it was separatist (not politically: it didn’t meld together) and too wet. Normally when I cook I am all about creativity and playing with recipes. However, my husband asked if I would make a lasagna last night (we are…
Myriad Pasta
With Christmas vacation travels and Nikki’s wedding fast approaching, it had been sometime since I cooked a good meal in my tiny apartment. However, hubby and I are back to the grind and I realized it was time to get my groove back too. My recent reads of Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma and Kristin Kimball’s…
Tomato and Mozzarella Eggs
I’m pretty particular when it comes to breakfast. I believe that everyone should eat it, every single day. And if you don’t eat the right stuff, you’re setting yourself up for a day of low energy and snack attacks. So make it a priority to eat a good breakfast every single day.
Earthy and Wholesome Pasta
I know this title probably sounds strange, but it’s all I could think of for this creation I gave birth to last night (too much?). Two nights ago we had a pasta dish, and me being the waste-not want-not person that I am, I had leftover pasta that simply could not be trashed. Actually it…
She Cooks Up Nice 