Lately I have been making a contientious effort to use ingredients I have in the pantry to make dinner. The goal is three-fold: (1) to break the bad habit of buying EVERYTHING I need for each recipe, which costs a lot of money per meal, (2) to use up a lot of random ingredients I [...]

A friend of mine mentioned my previous pizza post and it made me crave some homemade pizza. Considering pizza is my favorite food, I can’t believe it has been a whole year since I made it at home! Anyway, I wanted to try a slightly different pizza dough, not because I didn’t like the last [...]

Sports Fan and I love steak. We’ve been to most of the top steakhouses in the city and when we were in law school we used to cook steak all the time. For some reason we’ve gotten away from it. I guess because we can’t compare to the 1,000 degree ovens at Wolfgang’s or Bobby [...]

After that delicious papparadelle recipe, I had a tough act to follow. It is no secret that Sports Fan and I love BBQ. Unfortunately, living in NYC, we can’t have a grill and so we have to find other ways to enjoy the taste of summer. I was looking through the Cooking Light Ultimate Summer [...]

And now for something a little more cheerful, eh? Sports Fan said that this was the best meal I have ever made. Seriously! And I have to say it is pretty awesome. I got the recipe from a colleague and it seems like it came originally from Epicurious. It is so tasty and a gorgeous [...]

I’m learning that I’m terrible at weekly cooking assignments and deadlines. I joined Craving Ellie in my Belly weeks ago thinking it would inspire me to cook more and cook healthy meals. You are probably scratching your head thinking about when you saw a Craving Ellie post. You haven’t.  The only Craving Ellie recipe I’ve [...]

Here are a few summer salad recipes and a delicious bruschetta for easy and delicious entertaining.

Caprese Salad
Perfect as an appetizer for a sit down dinner or on a large platter for a buffet. Pick some nice, large tomatoes and some fresh mozzarella. Tomatoes should be stored in a cool, dark place. If you need them [...]

I’ve been cooking up something fierce in the kitchen these days. Can’t stop me.  This, though, is just something I had to share right away. I was almost licking the bowl after I finished my pasta, so how could I keep it from you!?!?
But first, a little back story. Because you want to know.  I [...]

As I’ve mentioned before, few things make this girl happier than a big bowl of pasta with homemade pasta sauce. I spent a lot of today watching the Food Network, perusing cookbooks and checking out some of my favorite food blogs. By mid-afternoon I was itching to get in the kitchen. My original plan was [...]

Last night my lil’ sister, S, came over for dinner and I made spinach risotto. I cannot think of a less photogenic food than risotto, except maybe refried beans. The taste, though, was great and gluten free! It was also pretty healthy with only 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of olive [...]