For my 2009 “I Dare” Cooking Challenges, I said that I would be making 12 different types of pasta at home this year. Of course, making pasta is not new to me – I’ve made: Fresh Pasta with Basil, Tomatoes and Burrata, Fresh Lemon Pasta with Spring Peas and Mint, and Pappardelle Pasta with Leeks [...]

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We’re still going strong on O Foods for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. You still have time to donate or participate! Michelle’s also been posting recipes and information about Ovarian cancer all week! Pesto is definitely an O food! One of my favorite things to do in a new place is to go to the supermarket. [...]

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I mentioned Quinoa in April when I talked about LiveStrong Day, and when I made another dish this weekend using Quinoa, I had no idea I would be writing with a similar motive again today. I know Bri from Figs with Bri very little, but I often stop by on her blog. Her story and [...]

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Judith from Think on It had a great idea – why not take some of our favorite, staple American dishes and make them available in Italian, using ingredients and methods you can find in Italy? Thus was born Made in America. And this week it’s my turn. Here are the previous Made in America dishes [...]

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With a surprise stuffed cheese crust. I love using eggs in savoury tarts, like Pumpkin Savoury Tart or Savoury Herb Tart, but this time I wanted to focus on the vegetables and include a little surprise for later. I like making these open-faced so that you can fit as much as you want in them [...]

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