This Cucumber Saketini is a classy but fun Sake-based cocktail that's smooth, flavorful, and boozy! Perfect for happy hour or sushi night.
Charred Salsa 3 Ways
Use one of these three salsa recipes to add spice ,flavor, and fun to almost any meal.
Blood Orange Ginger Margarita
This Blood Orange Ginger Margarita is so fresh and tasty with very little added sugar- most of the sweetness comes from the naturally sweet, and naturally pink, blood oranges.
Sheet Pan Glazed Meatloaf with Heaping Caramelized Onions
This Sheet Pan Glazed Meatloaf is so flavorful, you'll make it over an over again.
Lemon Shrimp Risotto with Peas
This Lemon Shrimp Risotto with Peas is a delightful Spring time Risotto dish that's both lusciously creamy and bright. Peas give it a pop of green color and nutritious element making it healthier than most creamy risottos. Risotto is a labor of love. It's a hands-on process, but since one of my biggest food flaws...
The Crunch Wrap Trick
I'm a fan of this 2021 trend. It may be just that, a trend, but it's worth a try. First I made buffalo chicken, using ground chicken, scallions, and hot sauce. I cut half way up the center of my wrap and placed a fixin' in each quadrant. I used mustard as a paste to...
How to Braise a Pork Loin
This Braised Pork Loin is an excellent way to learn how to braise meat, or anything for that matter. Braising provides a consistent and familiar cooking process that works every time, so you'll be able to focus more on flavor knowing you already have the cooking process down to a science. To braise means to...
Eggplant Agrodolce; One of Many Takes on Eggplant Caponata
Traditional Eggplant Caponata, this is not. I am calling this recipe "Eggplant Agrodolce." My recipe is essentially modeled after traditional Eggplant Caponatas, but takes more inspiration from the one served at at Barcelona Wine Bar, BWB. When my sister and I lived in Boston, BWB was our go-to for happy hours and brunches. We ordered...
Tomato and Balsamic Chicken Agrodolce
Agrodolce is the Italian word describing food that is both tart and sweet. This recipe contains balsamic vinegar, which has both of these qualities. Additional tartness and saltiness come from red onion and capers, while additional sweetness comes from a squeeze of honey and the reduction of red wine and tomatoes. Other dishes with this...
Wendy
This is Wendy. She's 4 years old, and she's a true mutt. For some reason, people feel bad when I say that, so they try to comfort me and tell me "she's all lab", but that's just not the case. I had a purebred lab growing up. Wendy's no purebred anything. We don't know her...