There’s a cheese store about 2 hours north of my house called Renard’s. I first learned about this particular place on a trip with friends, and as a result, I haven’t been able to go that direction without stopping. The same friend that added Renard’s to our travel path (without asking!!) made me aware of a certain cheese they sell – Terrific Trio. She said … Continue reading Cheesy Goodness
Minimal ingredients, so, so tasty. Reminds me of one of my favorite dishes in Italy! In early summer, I did my normal thing of wishing that I have a greener thumb than I actually do, went to a garden store, and BOUGHT ALL THE PLANTS. Well, not all of them, but a bunch of flowers, and a few herbs. Specifically, rosemary, mint, and sage. I … Continue reading Sage Advice
Of course! Found this recipe on SeriousEats.com (duh), and have made it twice now. Incredibly easy, and very, very speedy. I had been looking for something new to try with pasta, and ran into this recipe that reminded MM and I of one of our trips to Italy. We’d decided to do something we’d never done before – sign up for a cooking class. We … Continue reading Pasta again??
It’s been quite a while since MM and I have been able to travel farther than about 90 minutes from our house. Neither of us is happy about that, so any time I can attempt to replicate food we have when out of the country helps. You know, Bolognese sauce, bread with olive oil, the Woodsman pasta, and now, Pasta all Norcina! It shouldn’t be … Continue reading More Pasta!!
There’s been a SeriousEats pasta recipe that I have had my eye on for a few months, but it has never made that much sense to make a Fall weather meal in the middle of a hot summer. But lately I’ve been catching the cool breeze and smells of Autumn, and it seemed like the right time to try it. I started out following the … Continue reading Pasta for Cool Weather
Recently, MM and I were invited to what can only be called the largest family gathering of the summer – a huge bash to celebrate the ability to get back together after over a year of solitude, along with nuptials and a new baby on the way. The only request from the hosts was a gift for the baby and a side dish! An easy … Continue reading Old Fashioned Pasta Salad
I’ve headed back to Mary Younkin’s cookbooks, this one focused on breakfast and lunch, and found a recipe with ingredients that I love. Not so much with MM (again). He’s not a mushroom person, and asparagus is also not his favorite. In fact, when I decided to make this recipe and told him that those two ingredients were part of the dish, he opted out. … Continue reading Bright and Easy Pasta Lunch
A friend of mine asked if I knew of a simple, meatless tomato sauce, and since I hadn’t tried one yet, I relied on one of my favorite cookbooks to find one – Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan. I shared the recipe with him within a day (without trying it) and found out: He has the same cookbook! Brilliant Minds think alike, … Continue reading Sweetly Simple Tomato Sauce
MM and I have homemade pasta down to a routine, so most of my time is spent finding good sauces to go with it. Easiest is butter and Parmesan. I’ve already written about two others – Bolognese and an easy creamy sauce. But in browsing through SeriousEats.com (I’m not sure if you can tell how much I love that website…), I found a recipe for … Continue reading Pasta, with a twist
When MM and I went to Italy in 2016, we took a pasta making class, and determined that it’s way, way easier to make pasta than we thought. So we’ve gotten into the habit of avoiding boxed pasta, because homemade pasta tastes so much better. But noodles alone do not a meal make. You can throw butter and Parmesan with them, for a pretty simple … Continue reading Marcella’s Bolognese Sauce
