It is officially the time of year when I begin to hate my oven. And my kitchen. And food in general. It is just too hot to bother. Summer is when the cooling staples come out to play: vegetable salads and watermelon, simple sandwiches and the ever classic pasta salad.…
A couple of months ago, I discovered the wonder that is Italian Semifreddo, and then I went crazy. It began popping up every time we’ve had someone over for dinner ever since. I made it with strawberries and with peaches … The only drawback? Greg couldn’t actually eat it. He…
I recently came across this recipe for Soy Sauce Noodles from a pair of my favorite bloggers – the team from Love and Olive Oil. I had their recipe in mind as spring rolled into summer and a happy duo of unusual ingredients found their way *somehow* into my shopping…
Rhubarb is a relatively new discovery in my food arsenal. It is so seasonal that it makes a flash appearance in early spring and by the time it ends up on my radar it is gone. Every year. So, I finally learned. I saw some and immediately put some in…
This post originally appeared as a guest post on Love to Be in the Kitchen‘s Blog as she welcomed a new little one into her home. I loved it so much that I had to share it here (especially since I have been on a ricotta kick recently) Spring is…
Food and memory are tied up in kitchen twine together in my heart. Somehow, one does not seem to follow well without the other. I’ve had memories and I’ve had meals; but the moments that seem to ripple the strongest against my internal sounding board are those where the two…
Which salad reminds you the most of warm summer days and family get togethers and gathering around a table to load your plate? Potato Salad? Macaroni? Chicken? Can you taste summer and picture a lazy Sunday afternoon in front of you just thinking about it? I can. If ever there…
When Italy comes to mind, Italian food is not far behind. And then next thoughts tend towards pasta. Or gelato. Or cheese. Or pizza. Or gelato. (Yes, gelato is deserving of a double mention, since I tend to eat it twice daily when I am there) The thing missing from…
I was never a huge fan of pork chops growing up. Not sure why… I think I was afraid of pork for a long time. So, I decided I’d better face that fear head on. What did I discover? My fears of pork are completely unfounded. Lydia had some bone-in pork…
I know, April Fools was yesterday… I in no way wanted to take away from the time honored tradition of practical joking, spoof websites and twitter rumors flying around the internet. Instead I thought I would take April 2nd as the day to reintroduce everyone to a time honored English…