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…
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.…
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…
Greg came home from work a couple of weeks ago when I was putting the finishing touches on this recipe and taking the last photos for this post. He walked in, said “That smells good. What are you making?” My response was “Dry Soup.” I should have offered a little…
I am am a dedicated pasta lover. I sing the praises of a good marinara. My Butter Parsley Pasta Sauce holds a regular spot on our meal rotation. In a word, good pasta is my friend. My favorite pasta dish is probably Pasta Carbonara – the rich pancetta and egg yolk…
Pasta is a weeknight staple – fast, easy, filling, and requiring little in the way of skill or attention. If you can boil water and heat sauce, you can have dinner on the table in 20 minutes. When I have some spare moments, I like to make a home-made pasta…
Every once in awhile you get an ingredient that you don’t know how to handle, or what to do with. Eggplant is one of those for me. But at the same time the challenge of, what the devil am I going to do with this, becomes fun. At least we…