Pasta

Up until a few days ago, I had no idea what orecchiette was. Come to find out, it’s merely another shape of pasta. It sort of looks like small shells, but it’s a bit thicker with more firmness. It’s made up of the same exact ingredients as most other pastas, so I could have easily […]

If there’s one thing I really try to avoid, it’s washing pots and pans. The problem is, many recipes call for many tools to be used – pots and pans being a good majority of them. I think I’ve come to terms with it, but when a recipe comes along that only requires one holding […]

Putting this recipe together was easier than I thought it would be. When I first browsed through the instructions, I saw some ingredients that I don’t work with a lot. Shrimp and kalamata olives being two of them. And for whatever reason, whenever I see broth included in a recipe ingredient list, I think things […]

I was talking to Laura a few days ago when I said “You know, I’m starting to like all this cooking. It gives me a feeling of control.” What I was referring to was the control I’ve given myself to measure what type of ingredients I put into my body. For years (and still today […]

While the last macaroni and cheese recipe I wrote about was something almost over the top, this one is what you’d likely see in a restaurant or on the table of someone who really knows their mac and cheese. And in all honesty, I’m not sure which recipe I like better. While I thoroughly enjoyed […]