Multiple Greek food recipes in one week is my Christmas gift to you! Tzatziki, if you've never had it, is a garlicky yogurt-cucumber dip that's both surprisingly pungent and outrageously refreshing. It might sound strange, but it's one of those things that just works. Do yourself a favor and don't stop with pita bread - put it on chicken, salmon, beef, or roasted vegetables.[...]
Boxes are packed. The fridge is bare. Tomorrow, Mike and I will say goodbye to Denver and move to St. Louis (where I spent almost 20 years of my life before living in Colorado) so he can start working at a great new job he was recently promoted to. We are sad to leave this beautiful state, its endless adventures, and the people we've come to love, but we are excited for new opportu[...]
This will be my first time hosting Thanksgiving. Know that when I say "hosting," I don't mean the entire extended family will be showing up at my doorstep at dinnertime expecting a great meal. Instead, I mean Mike, myself, and two of Mike's work friends will be there. I'm considering it a Thanksgiving practice run - a less-pressure Turkey Day that will prepare me for hosting a large[...]
I'm excited to announce that this blog has been accepted into an awesome group called The Recipe Redux! Here's how it works: on the 21st of each month, I'll be creating a recipe that adheres to an established theme, and my recipe will be compiled with the other Redux-ers' creations into one big collection. I get to have fun creating new recipes and working with different ingredients,[...]
One of the most memorable days I spent in Italy was one where I visited Parma Rotta, a gorgeous restaurant in Italy's famous pasta-producing city, Parma. The employees demonstrated pasta making to my study abroad group, and we tasted their swiss chard and ricotta-stuffed ravioli, strozapretti in marinara, and gnocchi with butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Hand-made gnocchi is ser[...]