Anyone who's been following my cooking adventures won't exactly be surprised that I chose Italian for our Valentine's dinner at home. What made the lemon spaghetti with shrimp and fried capers a bit unique, however, was the choice of pasta. Have you ever seen noodles this, shall-we-say, supersized? Yeah, me [...]
I think it might've been my sister who said that "every season is soup season," and I couldn't agree more. But there is something extra comforting about homemade soup on a rainy, gray January afternoon. So when considering what to make for the NFL playoff games last Saturday, chicken tortellini [...]
There's a million things I love about traveling, but the one that shoots right to the top of the list is recreating the restaurant dishes we've tried along the way. In San Francisco, there is no shortage of incredible seafood or sourdough bread. And when they're both featured? Well, how [...]
In the same way many people judge a Tex-Mex joint by their chips or an Italian restaurant by the rustic bread, my first impression of a French bistro is highly contingent upon the quality of the French onion soup. What can I say? I adore it, and when it's really [...]
One of my favorite things about traveling is trying new cuisines (I know, I know, you're shocked!) and recreating my favorite dishes once I get back home. And when it's a partly cloudy, sort of blasé Thursday and you find yourself daydreaming about that dinner overlooking a cliff in Italy [...]
When someone mentions enchiladas, quinoa isn't exactly the first ingredient that springs to mind. But after making this quinoa enchilada bake, which sort of reminded me of a vegetarian Frito pie, I've officially found another tasty way to use this ancient grain. I'll admit I was a pretty late convert [...]
There's a reason Cacio E Pepe has a cult following, and once you taste it, you'll know the Romans were definitely on to something. Considering it's comprised of exactly three ingredients (five if you count the salt for the pasta water and the pasta water itself), it's ridiculous how tasty [...]
Want to know a secret? Olive oil, salt and pepper, a little Parmesan cheese and your 400-degree oven can totally transform any ho-hum vegetable into something yummy. Take the humble cauliflower. On its own, it's merely a vehicle for some ultra-creamy dip on a crudité platter. If we're honest, it's [...]
While most of my sheltering-in cravings seem to fall squarely in the cookie category lately, I couldn't stop thinking about Thai curry the other day. Normally, we'd drive to Thailicious in Southlake for their lunch special, but since that wasn't in the cards, I decided to make my own and [...]
When I was a kid, I thought there were only four ways to eat pasta. 1. With marinara sauce and the Kraft Parmesan cheese from the ubiquitous green container (you know the one). 2. With copious amounts of Alfredo at Olive Garden. 3. With butter and the aforementioned Parmesan cheese. [...]
