An onion a day keeps everyone away…

If you are brave enough to slice up three pounds of this season’s especially pungent onions, this soup will be well worth your tears.  A great beginning to any dinner, or enjoyed in a mug, curled on the couch watching really bad tv.  French Onion Soup Serves 4-6 3 pounds onions (sliced and segmented) 3 [...]

Trees Please

I had some left over broccoli after making Knishes and thought Broccoli Cheese Soup would be delicious in the cold weather — it was perfect.  The hot, creamy soup will definitely be making it to my winter rotation — especially with the spicy croutons!  Your family will thank you for the hearty wholesome meal. Broccoli [...]

Ding How

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE Chinese food.  In the past, it seems that whenever I’ve tried to make it at home, it just doesn’t come out as tasty as take-out. Thanks to Bon Appetit, that is no longer the case. This dish is perfect.  It will have your family and friends asking [...]

The Girl Who Played with Pasta

So…my inspiration for this dish was the May 2010 cover of Bon Appetit.  I tweaked the recipe a bit to my liking, so I’m listing the original recipe below, as well as my variations — so you can make it how you like it.  Afterall, isn’t cooking really all about what explodes on YOUR tastebuds?  Oh, and [...]

Fingerlingin’ Good

This is an easy and tasty side dish — and goes with breakfast or dinner (I had mine alongside omelets).  Enjoy! Garlicky Fingerling Potatoes Two handfuls of fingerling potatoes, quartered, lengthwise 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon black pepper 1 tablespoon parsley (dried or fresh) Four garlic cloves Preheat [...]