Truth be told, I don’t celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. No offense to those who love the holiday, it’s just not for me. In fact, the only reason why, I partake in ANY Saint Patrick’s Day activities is for the food. As you can imagine that doesn’t make my Irish husband very happy. However, after years of eating corned beef and cabbage I decided to spice things up a bit and celebrate with these green sweet and sour pork & cabbage…
She’s a beauty. She’s a grace. She is a little controversial, but damn risotto is delicious. This creamy parmesan mushroom risotto is an earthy and hearty dish. Flavored with stock, thyme, mushrooms and topped with salty parmesan cheese this dish is comfort in a bowl. This easy and less intimidating approach to risotto does require a little attention, but in no way will you get an arm workout cooking it. The best part, whether you use these flavors or take…
Canned tomato sauce, you love to hate them, but love them anyways because of the convenience. If you told me 10 years ago that I would be making my own tomato sauce I would laugh at you. For one because I LOVE canned tomato sauce and two because I always pictured an Italian grandmother in the kitchen stewing tomatoes for hours to get deep rich flavor. Yes, making your own tomato sauce is a lengthy process even when starting with…
I can’t believe I am saying this but, the credit for this za’atar pasta recipe completely goes to my husband. This unconventional pasta dish combines his favorite flavors, za’atar, pine nuts, and lamb, making a super flavorful and earthy anytime pasta dish. Not going to lie I was a little hesitant about this one only because it mixes such strong Middle Eastern flavors with well something that is not Middle Eastern, but after tasting it again, and again, and again…
Here we are again, less than a month later hitting you with another kale salad. Trust me on this one, you need this in your life. This dinosaur kale caesar salad is hearty, filling, kind of funky, and doesn’t require a lot of ingredients or effort. The star, and what makes this salad different from your classic caesar salad… dinosaur kale. What is Dinosaur Kale? Chances are you have passed this dino looking leafy green in the market, and mistaken…
