I love roasted vegetables. I can’t think of a single vegetable that doesn’t taste better when roasted. Even the veggies that normally get a bad rap – asparagus, brussel sprouts, beets, cauliflower – are flavorful and tasty when you roast them. Fresh veggies are always best to roast. They take on a rich, full flavor, […]
Garlic Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan Cheese
When I met my husband, he was convinced that asparagus was the most disgusting, slimy, revolting vegetable on the planet. “You’ve never had my asparagus,” I told him. He’d only eaten asparagus out of a can, soggy and salty and mush. That is no way to eat any vegetable, but especially fragile asparagus spears. The […]
Marinated Cauliflower
On our third or fourth date, Joe took me to a Penn State football game. Incidentally, that was the date on which I knew we’d get married. It was uncanny. Anyway, I’d never been tailgating before. I’d been to lots and lots of football games as a student, but I hadn’t been to a football […]
10 Uses for a Cheese Grater
Grating your own cheese is infinitely more tasty than using the pre-grated cheese that you buy in the store. Try it some day, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Freshly grated cheese melts more quickly and has a completely different texture than the cheese that you buy pre-grated in a bag. Have you ever […]
10 Foods to Make with a Blender
I had a blender for at least six years before I ever used it. No kidding. Is that silly or what? Since I got married and had Grace, we’ve used our blender for all kinds of things, including the following: 10 Foods to Make with a Blender Smoothies, milkshakes, and frozen drinks. This is the […]
Pasta with Tomato Gorgonzola Sauce
Joe and I have been making this recipe for years and years, perhaps since before we were even married. I haven’t got the faintest idea where the original recipe came from; it’s one of those hand-written recipe cards that found its way into our kitchen. We’ve tweaked it many times over the years, making minor […]
