Colorful recipes with seasonal food
I had the pleasure of joining my cousin in Italy again, this time on a 9 day trip to Sicily. We started in Palermo and made our way in a counter-clockwise tour of the island. One of my favorite stops was the geological formation known as Scala dei Turchi just to the west of Agrigento….
Last year I was lucky enough to win two nights at a Marriott resort of my choosing in the Caribbean through an Instagram contest. At first I considered going to St. Kitts & Nevis since I had never been before, but the airfare was outrageous, so I ended up choosing to go back to Grand…
I’ve been wanting to make my own squid ink pasta ever since I first had it in Venice, so I was pretty excited when I finally found some squid ink at DiLaurenti on my last trip to Seattle. It came in these little pricey packets, but a little goes a long way. I pretty much…
I love macaroni and cheese, but sometimes I just want to make enough for one serving. Or I don’t have any milk in the refrigerator. Or I’m starving and and need something that only takes a few minutes to make. Luckily, this recipe for cacio e pepe meets all those requirements! Italian for “cheese and…
I had three egg yolks left over from making the matcha financiers, so it was perfect timing that I came across this recipe which needed 3 egg yolks (plus 1 whole egg) for making homemade pasta. I’ve posted about making pasta before, but even then I commented on how it didn’t look like the homemade…
I have made this dish four times in as many days since I first discovered it. Maybe it’s because I’m feeling nostalgic for Italy and wanting to get out of this crazy New England snow. Maybe it’s the way the olive oil, tomatoes, and lemon juice come together like magic to make this unbelievably fresh…
Recently my friends (and even my mom!) have been telling me that the recipes I’ve been posting have become too complicated. So here’s one of the simplest recipes I know; it was actually one of the first things I learned how to make when I started cooking in college. The recipe comes from my friend,…
Last year for Valentine’s Day I celebrated by making jjajungmyeon (Korean black bean noodles). This year, I stayed with the color scheme but went Italian and made squid ink spaghetti aglio e olio, inspired by my trip to Venice. After our time in Rome, my cousin Leslie and I took the train up to La…
I just got back from another trip to Italy! A couple of weeks ago, my cousin Leslie asked me if I’d like to join her on a business trip to Rome and after a quick check to see if I could fly there using my miles, I happily accepted. Rome in winter is quite different…
