Gather. Cook. Eat. Repeat.
In the past two weeks I’ve eaten my weight in gelato. I’m not joking. What else am I supposed to do when there are heaping mounds of creamy goodness on every street corner in Italy? They’re practically begging me to eat the stuff! I’m just doing my best not to insult them.
In light of the extreme gelato eating I’ve been doing (and because Georgia greeted us with sunny 86 degree weather this week) I’m sharing one of my favorite (pseudo-healthy) ice cream recipes.
We leave in an hour to go pick up my mother-in-law, my father-in-law, my grandmother-in-law and her fiancee(-in-law). When we get home we’ll toast their arrival and to the next two weeks of fun tromping through Europe. Here’s a recipe for our French champagne toast.
Easter is this Sunday. We’ll be celebrating in Florence with Joe’s family and I cannot wait. His parents arrive tomorrow, and chocolate tasting with my mother-in-law will probably be the highlight of my trip. One of my favorite Easter activities is a Sunrise service at home with my family followed by brunch. In honor of them, here’s my go-to breakfast casserole for any brunch.
I go to Italy in a week so I am starting to think about pasta. Lasagna is a versatile dish with room for lots of creativity. Mostly I love cheese (remember, fat’s where its at). Here is a basic recipe that you can easily expound upon to include your favorite ingredients.
There’s nothing I love more than a tender juicy rotisserie chicken. Unless it’s the chicken skin off of the said rotisserie chicken (I don’t want to hear it, it’s delicious. Plus, you should read this article before you judge). Using up the leftover back pieces of chicken always requires a little creativity, lately I’ve been throwing them into a little chicken salad.
Unless you live in Miami or Santa Barbara, grilling in winter is nearly impossible. And since it’s apparently still winter on the East Coast, here’s a quick and easy recipe for Steak Frites that you can cook inside where it’s nice and warm.
As a child I hated sandwiches and refused to eat peanut butter and jelly. Lucky for me there was food on the table (unlike much of the world) so my mom didn’t really care if I liked PB&J or not, I just had to eat it. Now that I’m a grown-up I get to choose my own food. While I still don’t like peanut butter and jelly, I’ve come to appreciate bread, cheese and meat, especially when it involves a picnic.
We had the most delicious potatoes ever last week. We went to this little neighborhood cafe we found recommended by David Lebovitz, Le Nemrod. We sat down just as the couple next to us got their food. Since the potatoes on both of their plates made us drool, we obviously ordered the exact dishes they had. It was a good decision. I decided to make them when I came home so I could share with ya’ll. You can see the recipe below.
The problem with not sitting on the couch eating bonbons all day, is that sometimes by the end of the day, the last thing I want to do is spend another two hours cooking dinner. I’d much rather pour myself a glass of vino and watch a show (I really love my shows). But since my family keeps wanting to eat dinner (seriously, what’s with that?), and I try to limit the frozen pizzas, I’ll whip up this meal. It takes 20 minutes of prep time and I feel good about what I serve.
Are you one of those people that like birthday cake? The cake is among the most revered pastries in America. Some people even made up a birthday cake milk shake (which I find disgusting). I think cake tastes like an airy sponge. And why you want airy sponge for dessert is beyond me. But no one seems to listen to me and everyone still wants cake at their birthday, so I worked on this red wine chocolate cake recipe that is dense and moist with depth of flavor.
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