The best potato gratin ever, thank you Alice Waters
It’s a fundamental truth: There are few things better than potatoes and cheese in combination. But sadly, I’ve never been able to make …
Baked cheesy pasta and caramelized cauliflower, yes please
Sometimes recipes speak to me. Usually, they say things like: Drop everything, run to the store, buy these (often expensive and/or fatty) …
A grateful heart: Donating granulocytes, gaining compassion
A few hours hooked up to an old-school leukapheresis machine. So weird to see blood going in one arm and out the …
Practically health food: Banana oat Nutella muffins
Confession: I only medium like Nutella and I maintain a critical stance towards the all-things-Nutella bandwagon I see on Pinterest. It’s good, …
#100HappyDays: First Caprese salad of the season
First Caprese salad of the season, June 29, 2014. Beefsteak tomatoes pulled from the garden + basil snipped from the front porch …
#100HappyDays: Bruschetta bar birthday bash feast
Bruschetta bar birthday bash feast, June 28, 2014. My Italian roots start to show when I throw a party. I obsess over …
#100HappyDays: Unusually tasty vegetables
Vegetable Tian, May 28, 2014 I love when a dish turns out WAY better than expected. Want to make this super tasty …
#100HappyDays: Scratch pasta goodness
The travesty of cooking confidence? Throwing together an incredible from-scratch pasta sauce and not writing down the ingredients. I remember crushed tomatoes, …
A must-make recipe: Vegetable tian
When a recipe compels me to run to the store for ingredients and start cooking post haste, it usually involves pasta, cream, …
#100HappyDays: Hearty soup for a hot “summer” day
A riff on Olive Garden’s zuppa toscana… Italian sausage, potatoes and kale in a milky broth. Yum! What sounds good for dinner …