I love Pasta Carbonara. It is the dish I inevitably gravitate towards every time I am in Rome. In theory it’s simple: peas and pancetta and pasta with a light egg sauce and cheese. Not so. True carbonara requires a delicate balance of heat and time and whisking and tossing…
Bits & Bobs: Suitcase Foodist in 2015
This past year was a wild ride. So wild in fact that I am still catching my breath! Here are a few of the adventures: I started writing about local food for Salt Lake Magazine‘s Farm to Table blog. You can find links to my 2015 articles HERE. Our recipes…
The Creamiest Roasted Cauliflower Soup – Without the Cream
It’s here. The season where we all collectively don sweaters and sip soup. Also known as the season when my body is convinced that I should be hibernating rather than being productive. I love sweaters and soup, but it means that I need a strong incentive to climb out of…
Tomahawk Steak w/ Coconut Oil Compound ‘Butter’
I had never met a tomahawk steak until a few weeks ago. Quickly I was faced with the question of ‘where have you been all my life?’ A tomahawk steak is basically a thick-cut, bone in ribeye steak, with the entire rib bone intact. The bone is frenched, removing the meat…
Simple Asian Duck Noodle Stir Fry
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…
Maple Coffee Pork Chops
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…
Peruvian Lomo Saltado & a Foodist Tour of Peru
I love Peruvian food and Peruvian culture. I first tried Lomo Saltado when I was living and doing volunteer work with the Latino community in Miami. It is Peru’s answer to Mexico’s Fajitas. The beef is salty and the peppers are more sweet than spicy. It has ties to the…
Not a Recipe: Meatloaf
Everyone needs a good meatloaf recipe up their sleeve. Especially when its cold outside and all you want is to curl up in a ball and eat comfort food (please, please tell me that’s not just me!?!). When I make meatloaf I require 2 thing of it: 1. That I…
Lemon Rice Soup
Lemon Rice Soup probably conjures a vision of the gloopy, thick and congealed version that you find as an afterthought in the Greek diner around the corner. This is NOT that soup. Brothy, rich and tangy with lots of fresh cracked pepper, this is my go-to, cure-all, it’s cold out…
Top 10 Posts of 2014
We’ve taken a little hiatus due to a bout with a Martian Death Flu and GHI (General Holiday Insanity). We are still taking baby steps in the blogging world and have learned so much in 2014 about ourselves and this new path we’ve joined. Thanks for taking the journey with…