Monday night I got to hang out with a good friend that I rarely get to see. We made pinhole cameras (or rather started to make pinhole cameras), and made a retro typewriter work in a build up to a delicious diner. Here are some action shots! For the main bit I made Mo’s Sauce-y [...]
Read more →I LOVE shrimp scampi- it’s one of those meals that is great to entertain with but yet simple enough to make during the week. I have a stand by recipe that I always use but i wanted to try something new that didn’t require so much butter/oil and that didn’t leave me with tons of [...]
Read more →It’s been almost a year. A year since I was granted the recipe for one of the finest sauces I’ve ever had the pleasure of devouring. A sauce so good that it puts most people in a prolonged state of pure joy (or a straight-up food coma). I’m talking about pasta’s BFF-the vodka sauce. Some [...]
Read more →Luckily us crows are free of food allergies, but since we like to entertain it is always wise to have some vegan/gluten free strategies in our back pocket. Arrowroot is a gluten free starch that can replace wheat flour as a thickening agent in culinary dishes. This allows people who have gluten allergies to enjoy [...]
Read more →I try to limit my consumption of meat, but when the craving for meatsauce arises it must be satisfied. My go to recipe is always Bolognese. There are tons of different Bolognese recipes out there, my own is a bit different because I use ground turkey instead of beef and I use two secret ingredients: [...]
Read more →It is (sadly) the end of summer. But before the colder months officially set in there is one of my favorite foodie seasons- tomato season. Tomatoes are gorgeous right now- and the crows have been snacking on big, plump, brightly colored heirlooms sliced onto fresh bread. I engaged in my own personal end-of-summer tradition this [...]
Read more →One of my favorite things about a summer BBQ or Picnic are the side dishes. Chip and dip platters, roasted veggies, kabobs, cole slaw, your almost full before you even dig into a burger or dawg. My new summer side dish love is the versatile pasta salad. I’m not talking about the stuff you buy [...]
Read more →Pasta making: Great success! And holy moly, I never want to eat pasta out of a box again. It’s an entirely different meal. Using this great book by Pasquale Bruno (replete with black and white photos of hairy, Italian wrists serving up dozens of what I am sure are delicious dishes but what all look [...]
Read more →Let it be said that: casserole < style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mac & Cheese for the summer days 1 lb dried pasta Bechamel Sauce*2 c whole milk3 T butter, 2 T olive oil (I know, I know)4 T flour 1 lb shredded cheddar3 handfulls parm cheese1 c peas1 c corn kernels off the cobb 1 sliced heirloom tomato [...]
Read more →I’m going to try making pasta from scratch tomorrow night. Any tips? I have a roller/cutter dealy…
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