Whole Roasted Orange Chicken
For my first post back on the scene, I decided to go with something special: a crispy whole roasted orange chicken. It’s to die for! And the good… Read More »
Butternut Squash and Date Spaghetti
This past weekend I was in Brooklyn visiting a girlfriend (hay girl hay!) so I stopped at one of the local vegetable stores (3 Guys From Brooklyn <yes… Read More »
Linguine with Mushrooms and Shallots
This week was a hard week for me. There’s something afoot at work and I’ve been overwhelmed to say the least (I work in digital media). :( Really,… Read More »
Braciole in a Hearty Meat Sauce
Pronounced: “braz-oel”. Braciole is thin slices of meat that are filled with deliciousness. They’re then tightly rolled up and tied with a string (or toothpicks). Growing up we… Read More »
Spicy Smothered Barbeque Chicken
I love barbeque, do you? There’s SO many things I love about it: the down-home feel of it, the flavors, and of course, the whole finger-lickin’ good effect. … Read More »
Escarole and Beans
There’s a lack of soups on the site and you want to know why? It’s hasn’t been cold enough this year for big, warm, comforting bowls of soup! … Read More »
Root Vegetable and Delicious Apple Risotto
This is different, earthy, sexy and I know you’re going to love it. Don’t be scared of using celery root; it looks scary but tastes like heaven. The… Read More »
Bucatini with Juicy Cherry Tomatoes
Happy birthday Martin Luther King! While many were observing the holiday I worked; and, like many on Mondays all I wanted was an easy scrumptious meal for this… Read More »
Pasta Fagioli: A Recipe 4+ Generations Old
If you took a bunch of Italian-American families, shoved them into a room together and asked them how they make pasta fagioli, every family would have a different… Read More »
Crunchy Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Guess how much this dinner cost me? $2. All I needed to buy was the box of spaghetti; I had the rest of the ingredients right in my… Read More »


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