So you know when you’re in a super great relationship?  Things are all puppies and daisies and rainbows, and you cook and bake to impress him and things are all la-di-da-di-da.  And when you’re not knocking boots his socks off with your crazy skills in the kitchen, he’s taking you out for romantic meals at [...]

I go through a lot of frozen peas. Generally I add them to Parker’s food to cool hot foods down quickly, but imagine my delight when I rediscovered this little gem of a recipe that revolves around them.  “Risi e bisi” simply means rice and peas, but that doesn’t even begin to describe how [...]

Italian Wedding Soup
Or as Parker would say, “Bowww-ls.”
I know, I know, enough of the soup, enough of Ina.  But you know, this book is really good, and I’m trying to get all my soups made before it gets too warm.  (It’s already in the 80’s here.)  And don’t act like you couldn’t use some balls [...]

Szechwan Carrot Soup
I eat a LOT of soup.  They’re so simple to make, so full of flavor, and they last a good part of the week for me to pack up for work.  Plus they’re cheap to make.  This one in particular is a great way to use up that two pound bag of carrots [...]

I am a little confused.  I drive home with the air conditioner on, yet wake up freezing my ass off, refusing to kick the covers off until the last possible moment.  Such is an Arizona winter: 80 high, 50 low.  (And  yes, enough of the snickering, 50 is cold.)  So when it came time, once [...]