The only other recipe I was able to try from Melissa Clark’s Dinner: Changing the Game before it had to go back to the library was Fusilli with Burst Cherry Tomatoes, Mint and Burrata. Patrick and I had come back from a busy weekend trip in Dallas for a wedding, and were looking for something…
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Recipe #20: Spicy Sweet Potato Empanadas
I have had this recipe earmarked for awhile. When I was invited to a chili cook-off, I thought it would be an excellent time to try this dish. The recipe is from Ina Garten’s newest cookbook Cooking With Jeffrey. I have loved digging into the cookbook and trying the recipes. I have tried many new…
Recipe #15: Spaghetti Carbonara
Studying abroad in Florence introduced me to cuisine I would never have thought to try. Pappa al pomodoro. Negroni and Limoncello. Panettone. Neapoltian Pizza. Pasta as a first course followed by an entire meal. Eating and drinking in Italy was an entirely new experience for me – and included my introduction to the classic spaghetti carbonara….
Recipe #9: Peanut Butter Change-Ups
I absolutely love peanut butter! My favorite candy can be any candy containing peanut butter. I have no problem opting for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. When I am training for a marathon, my training run breakfast is a bagel with peanut butter. So for my last cookie from Dorie’s Cookies before it…
Recipe #7: Creamy Parmesan Polenta
I had recently looked at a list of inexpensive easy dinners on a blog, and noticed polenta was mentioned as a good inexpensive dish. I may have only eaten it once and definitely hadn’t made it, but if it’s not expensive it’s definitely worth making. Can one have too many inexpensive meals at their fingertips…
Recipe #5: Smashed Yukon Gold Potatoes
For the first few months of my relationship with Patrick, he made a comment that I only would make pasta for him. In reality, various pasta dishes were what I felt most confident making. But, I don’t want to be known for just pasta – so I slowly expanded my cooking abilities and trying new…
Recipe #2: Root Vegetable Puree
This past week I picked up 3 cookbooks from the library, all that I had been excited to try. But the one my co-workers recommended stood apart from the rest: The Chef Next Door by Amanda Freitag. Amanda is a professionally trained chef, most known for her job as a judge on Chopped. She should…
Maggie vs the Recipe 