Homemade marinara is something I’ve wanted to make for years- since well before my kitchen and I started getting along better. This sauce did not disappoint! As a matter of fact, while eating this for dinner we decided that we will not be buying jarred sauce anymore! This made easily...
I’ve wanted to try making it for quite a while now- in fact I think I have 4 or 5 different recipes for it saved- but it looked so compicated. I finally decided to give it a try and I was surprised at how easy it was! Yes, it was...
This bread is one of my favorites for a few reasons. It’s delicious, of course, but also I find that my favorite wheat breads require a soaker or pre-ferment to be made the day prior and I usually don’t think ahead enough to make that! This one fits the bill...
A few months ago my mom bought me Peter Reinhart’sThe Bread Baker’s Apprentice as a gift. I’d been borrowing it repeatedly from the library (then accidentally on purpose, forgetting to return it on time). Finally, when the library started calling my house to tell me that other people were waiting...
Oh my. So chocolatey and delish. I made these blondie bars for a family gathering a few months ago and they were amazing. The only problem with them was that I was running late, so I asked Brian to melt the chocolate for the top and drizzle it on. Something...
I’m a huge fan of Mexican food. I’m also a huge fan of Americanized Mexican food. During my pregnancy with Madeline (oh yeah. By the way. I had my baby. LOL) I could not get enough of the Wet Burrito from a local “Mexican” fast food restaurant. In the few...
For years I’ve been wishing I had a way to make a traditional lamb gyro at home. But since the meat involved is roasted on a spit and shaved, and I have no such set up, I’ve never been able to. So… after seeing this recipe, I was thrilled. It...
My mom used to make these cookies often when I was growing up and I LOVED them, but since moving out on my own, I’ve misplaced and subsiquently forgotten about her recipe. When these cookies showed up a few times on food blogs in my Google reader I decided I...
I adore pasta. It’s easily my favorite food group (I firmly believe it deserves it’s own place in the food groups. Fruits, vegetables, ice cream, pasta. My world is complete). Yet I have to confess that I’ve always hated stuffed shells. I must have had some really nasty ones at...
When you ask Rebecca what she had for lunch on any given day, her answer is inevitably “Chicken nuggets”, even if she hasn’t had nuggets in weeks. (Weirdly enough you can also ask her what Buffalo eat and the answer is also chicken nuggets. Don’t ask. I have no idea.)...