Latest Recipes

Triple Chocolate Cookies

Desserts and Sweets

Monday again.  The most painful day of the week.  Although I can’t offer any good advice on how to get over the exhaustion and crankiness that you might feel (bad advice #23: eat a two chocolate bars, to be on the safe side), I do have a recipe to share […]

Smoked Sausage and Lentil Soup

Soups

I have to apologize for the inconsistent posting lately.  I started a new job few weeks ago, and had been going through an adjustment period, mostly with managing my time more efficiently so that I wouldn’t have to bring work home.  It also didn’t help that I was nursing a […]

Braised Beef Short Ribs Tagliatelle

Main Dishes

Few weeks ago, my friend and I were co-hosting a dinner party, and I immediately, over-enthused as usual, volunteered to make the meat course.  I decided to play it safe and cook something I’m familiar with, which I’ve made over and over again. These braised short ribs tagliatelle! Much of […]

Kalamata Olive Tapenade

Appetizers and Snacks, Condiments

I did something really silly.  I just finished writing the content for this post and it magically disappeared as I was about to click the publish button. Argh. I had planned to tell you about how I never liked olives until I tried kalamata olives for the first time, how […]