There’s nothing like veggies FRESH from the garden. Whether they be carrots covered in dirt (oh, thank you, Bonnie) tasting candy-sweet, flavor-bomb cherry tomatoes, super spicy radishes, crisp mesclun lettuce, OR fragrant and fabulous baby shallots, I’ll take it all. FRESH from the ground is superb – amazing – astounding. I recently harvested some “baby”…
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I owe this post all to my dear friend, Mike.Well a connoisseur of “the basics,” (i.e. steak, pizza, and bread – oh, and Mama Kovalsky’s Soup), his display of bravery, desire, and dedication towards crafting this meal on his own (while in Saudi Arabia, so be it), impressed me, wowed me, and made me so…
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Well, it may be a little bit of a “cheater” recipe, but it’s still really, really fantastic! And, homemade tortellini is so much work, right? So, we can now classify this as “an easy weeknight meal.”Simply pick up some pre-made spinach tortellini from the refrigerated section of the market, some butter, and some heirloom cherry…
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Let’s be clear ~ this is not your traditional Italian Pizza Margherita type pasta. This is the REAL deal Margarita–tequila, lime, and salt. That’s right. The secret is in the sauce. I got to thinking a few weeks ago about how to infuse the flavors of the Mexican Margarita into the quality comfort of a…
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What a mouthful – both to articulate and say and to eat. The mouthful, I assure you, is rather amazing. It may seem counterintuitive to pair a sweet white chocolate component with lobster and basil to fill an Italian pasta ravioli. However, if you close your eyes and dream, you can see it, smell it,…
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