Well, this is a first. I’m writing a blog entry over the weekend to publish on Monday, with college basketball on in the background. Wait, that’s not a first at all. I do that all the time. The difference this time is that I’m doing it from an airplane at 35,000 feet. Should that have… [click for recipe and more]
Stromboli versus calzone: an age-old discussion. Does one have ricotta while the other has mozzarella? Is there usually provolone in one? One has the sauce inside and the other on the side for dipping, right? One’s rolled and one’s folded? Ask me if I care. They’re both bread filled with cheese and pizza toppings. Reconfigured… [click for recipe and more]
This winter will not end. I don’t even know what to make of it anymore. One day it’s 50 degrees, the next we get a bunch of snow dumped on us. Then it gets warm and melts, but as soon as that happens, the next polar vortex comes roaring in and it’s lather, rinse, repeat.… [click for recipe and more]
One of my favorite Thai dishes ever is “Swimming Rama.” It’s very simple – just a protein with spinach or other veggies, served with a rich, sweet peanut sauce. Lately that dish has been a little too cloying for my taste, but this homemade version covers everything that’s so good about it – only it’s… [click for recipe and more]
I am told by the functional adult that occupies a very tiny corner of my brain that the holidays and the Super Bowl are both behind us; therefore one is supposed to expand one’s food consumption beyond the basic food groups of Stupidly Decadent Desserts and Appetizers So Filling You Don’t Need Dinner. Are you… [click for recipe and more]