Sometimes it’s hard to get motivated to cook, especially after a long day of work when there is nothing in the house to cook. I’ve found a really quick, satisfying dinner that I tend to fallback on when I find myself in such a situation. Honestly, I almost feel guilty about posting this as a […]
Muffins and pancakes are great, but sometimes, I just want an egg. More than just my usual fried or poached egg too — I want one with “stuff” in it! Enter the frittata, the omelet for people who don’t have the finesse to fold an omelet successfully. One of the many things I love about […]
I love pasta. Actually, I could spend days only eating pasta. Sadly, my waistline doesn’t enjoy pasta as much. When I was a child, my mother used to make delicious homemade spaghetti sauce. I have fond memories of helping her prepare the ingredients and watch over the pot while it cooked. Unfortunately, she never wrote […]
Today, we are going to use a slightly different recipe from our first, basic bread dough recipe. However, the principles of that post still apply. I am sure that a lot has probably been written about Italian bread, variations on it, and treatises on what makes Italian bread different from other breads. I haven’t read […]
You can’t make pizza without dough — that’s a given. And the kind of dough you want to use is probably based somewhat on your tastes but mostly on your availability — do you have time to make the pizza crust of your dreams every time you want to make homemade pizza? It would be […]
It’s Laura’s birthday today, so I offered her the dinner of her choice last night. After much hemming and hawing, she settled on lasagna. I found an intriguing recipe for mushroom lasagna with pancetta and sage on Cook’s Illustrated (subscription required). It’s a little more involved than the dishes this busy cook usually attempts, but […]
