Forgot to share this. I mentioned a recipe for baked sweet potatoes a few posts back. So here it is! My biggest food weakness is potatoes. As a small girl my family gave me a nickname that is silly; it’s Italian, and basically it means I am consumed with all things potato: PATATARA. WHICH IS … More Baked Sweet Potato Slices
Here I am, sitting at my desk, looking at my lunch in front of me. A colleague and I ran to grab some food across the street at a cafe today. This place has everything under the sun, but we mostly go for the mezze salad bar. Which is a salad bar, but of Arabic/Middle … More It’s Lunchtime, and I am Bored.
Grew up in the city of Malden. About 4 miles north of Boston; perfect city location to live. Thickly populated with defined neighborhoods. Lots of history. Some nice homes. Immense diversity. I have a love hate relationship with where I grew up though. What I am figuring out now, as a grownup and parent, is … More Working Towards Community.
Have been MIA for the past few days cause of this cold and the family fun happenings. Which also means, no recipes/cooking to share. Luckily, this cold has been fooling me with feeling OK during the day and completely kicking my butt at night so I can do things around the house and with the … More Birthdays, power outages and lots-O-wine. Oh My.
Another quick pasta dish! Caramelizing the zucchini gives it a richer, sweeter flavor. Caramelized Zucchini with Rigatoni 2 large zucchini chopped 1 medium yellow onion chopped 2 large cloves garlic minced 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil S&P for taste 3 tbsp Pecorino Cheese 1 lb Rigatoni pasta cooked al dente (I prefer De Cecco pasta, but any … More Caramelized Zucchini with Rigatoni
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