August 8, 2020
Pronunciation: con-KEEL-yay. That’s the new word I learned last weekend flipping though an Italian menu. Shelter-in-place has been stressful. Working from home blurs the start and end of a work day. Many days, we work round the clock ‘zooming’ with co-workers in different time zones. Everyone in our household work from home, so figuring out what to put on the Read More
July 21, 2020
My sous-chef took over the kitchen last Sunday. Wow! I am so impressed with the chewy al dente handmade pasta, crunchy breadcrumb topping, and creamy pesto sauce; all made from scratch! A very hearty and satisfying dinner indeed. Here’s the much cherished guest post from Hanna. One of the things that I learned since working from home with my parents Read More
January 20, 2020
The theme for the 57th Gourmet Club meet was Martha Stewart Christmas. Our esteem club member Lee Lee brought baked penne based on Martha’s recipe. Lee Lee advised that she adjusted Martha’s recipe quite a bit and added spicy sausage and fresh herbs. It was so good and I had to try it again at home. Here’s the modified recipe. Read More
January 23, 2019
I was watching Food Network and saw an episode of Barefoot Contessa where Ina Garten was introducing good ingredients. One of them was mustard. I’ve rarely used mustard in cooking, but upon trying this recipe, I realized I can now introduce another flavor of pasta in my recipe bank! This creamy pasta sauce tastes really good! Ingredients 4 boneless skin-on Read More
January 8, 2017
Google search: “What is clean eating?”. Answer: “ … At its simplest, clean eating is about eating whole foods, or ‘real’ foods — those that are un- or minimally processed, refined, and handled, making them as close to their natural form as possible.“. I guess this baked salmon linguine is as clean as I can possibly make it. It does Read More
March 13, 2016
I was flipping through my recipe folder for something simple and easy to fix this evening and came across the Linguine with Shrimp Scampi recipe. Unlike other pasta dishes that are served in white or red sauce, the linguine is tossed in a lemon, garlic sauce. I also fixed some Parmesan Chicken for the special someone who doesn’t eat Read More
February 8, 2015
I realized that the Macaroni Grill at Hillsdale Mall has closed. It was one of our favorite restaurants when the girls were younger. We loved the bread, which was always served right out of the oven, and one of our favorite dishes there was Pasta Milano. We stopped going to M. Grill after I figured out how to create Read More
