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Spaghetti with Artichokes and Pancetta
Artichokes are one of those vegetables that have always frightened me a bit. They look so beautiful, but what the hell do you do with them? For years, I would only eat artichokes in restaurants, awkwardly sucking out the tasty flesh of the leaves, but last year at a farmers’ market in Oceanside, California, I [...]
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Often when you order spaghetti and meatballs in a restaurant, you get a ginormous meatball–hard as a hockey puck–in a generic red marinara sauce, which is why I never thought I really liked spaghetti and meatballs. I thought meatballs were just a poor substitute for a rich bolognese sauce, which is how I preferred my [...]
Pasta with Parsnips and Pancetta
Last month, Carlo and I headed to Portland, Oregon for a long weekend to check out the city as a potential place to move once Carlo graduates in May. We had an incredible time while we were there and after maybe 2 hours of walking through downtown, both Carlo and I looked at each other [...]
Spanish Tapas: Bacon-Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Almonds
When my sister and brother-in-law visited us a couple of weeks ago, we took them to Downtown Las Vegas where we had a delicious dinner at Firefly. Firefly is a great Spanish restaurant loved by locals and tourists alike, and their new downtown location is really cool. The restaurant is in the Dome of the [...]
Vegetables and White Beans with Sausages
We have been slowly eating more and more vegetables instead of meat over the last six months or so, but my goal for 2010 is to eat even more vegetables. A few months ago, I read Mark Bittman’s book Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating, which discusses all of the health and environmental impacts [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner: Brussels Sprouts with Bordelaise Sauce and Bacon
In addition to the incredible Potato Puree we ate at Craftsteak a couple of weeks ago, we also had the most divine Brussels Sprouts with Bordelaise Sauce and Bacon. They tasted like a meat dish despite being veggie-based due to the rich wine sauce and bacon, which as you know makes everything exponentially more delicious. [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner: Cornbread Stuffing with Andouille, Fennel, and Bell Peppers
I’m pretty traditional when it comes to stuffing, and I’ll be the first to admit that my favourite stuffing–hands down–is the Pepperidge Farm herb stuffing “fancied” up with some sauteed onions and celery. It is what I grew up on and it still embodies the taste of the holidays to me. However, I’m also pretty [...]
Chickpea Stew with Chorizo and Meatballs
It has been a long week since we last posted with the website getting hacked and my computer getting a nasty handful of viruses that had Carlo pulling out what is left of his hair. Plus we had some friends in town, which meant we ate out and drank a lot this past weekend. So [...]
Spicy Pork and Chilli Pepper Goulash
My mum and dad came out for a visit last week, and I took them up to Bryce Canyon and Zion Canyon National Parks for a few days in Utah. The night before we left on our Utah road trip, I cooked dinner for my parents and Carlo. On the menu was Spicy Pork and [...]
Meatloaf
Meatloaf is one of those truly American dishes that I didn’t eat when I was growing up. In fact, the only time I ever really eat meatloaf is when we are in San Francisco and have lunch at ‘wichcraft, where I order the truly incredible meatloaf sandwich with cheddar, bacon, and tomato relish on a [...]
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