Rich’s diet, at the moment, is pretty strict. It’s healthy as all get out, but increasingly less fun as the weather changes and I’d like melted cheese and bread to be a part of every dinner, if possible. If it means I have to make two separate meals so I can get what I...
In going through old recipes (about 650 of them), I occasionally have a taste memory that comes to mind upon reading the title or seeing the photos. That was 100% the case when I saw this gem. Question, why don’t we put Alfredo sauce on pizza? It’s pretty much the best thing ever.
I used to drive a little bright red stick-shift car with a sunroof and an awesome sound system. I took lots of scenic, windy roads to my job. On Friday afternoons in the spring and fall, I’d put down all the windows and the sunroof and rock out to Bruce Springsteen on the way home...
Pizza is definitely one of my favorite things to make (and eat, for that matter). I make my own dough which, though pretty simple, is an extra step in the process. I love veggie pizzas so I usually have some work to do for the toppings as well (sauteeing mushrooms, roasting eggplant, etc.). Making...
While I was making this pizza I got a really annoying phone call. I was peeved, but then I thought about how good the pizza was going to be, and I got over it. Is that like, comfort eating? No, this pizza was just THAT GOOD. Haven’t enjoyed a meal this much, I dare...
As I’m writing this up I’m remembering back to eating this last Friday night. This is what occurred in my brain… “stromboli… food of the gods”. It’s technically ambrosia that means food of the gods, and someone made a recipe with marshmallows, fruit, coconut, and whipped cream and named THAT ambrosia. Dummies! I think...
If you consider yourself a healthy eater while still having an inordinate obsession with pizza, you might play the same tricks I do. You know, blot grease with napkin (which ps can actually save up to 100 calories), pulling off some excess cheese, or skipping the crust (I don’t use that trick – crust...
Remember how I mentioned this week about our Seven Fish dinner? You’d think the star of the show would be the sauce full of seafood that simmers for hours: well not in my book. My cousins and I used to steal these from my Mom-mom, fresh from the oil, and tear into them with...
Last week my cousin says to me, “are you more of a cook or a baker?” Baker, definitely. “Why?”, she asks. Well, I like to follow a recipe and know I’ll get exactly what’s promised. Except, I say, for basics like tomato sauce. “Well I don’t know how to make my own tomato sauce”,...
This past Friday we had no plans – big party for my mom’s bday on Saturday and a busy Sunday but a gorgeously low key night to kick it all off. I asked husband if he wanted snack dinner, healthy dinner, or homemade pizza. I also threw in several adjectives meant to promote his...
