Recipes for Real Life
Elevate your pasta with this simple 5-step Italian mantecare technique. I was first introduced to this technique by a friend who sent me this Chowhound video: Once I tried this technique, I never turned back. You will find it incorporated in so many of my pasta recipes like: What is Mantecare? Traditionally, mantecare refers to the process …
For as long as I can remember, fettuccine Alfredo has been a favorite dish of mine when dining out at Italian restaurants like the Olive Garden. Eventually, I found a copycat Olive Garden Alfredo sauce recipe to try making at home. I have been making this chicken Alfredo recipe for years now. And I adapted …
Our About page has new updates that share more about my process and methodology. Here are some highlights. I make homemade meals for two. Five times a week. On average. To accomplish this, I utilize: To stay organized, some meal planning tools I use are: For inspiration, I have a collection of: My books and binders are filled with …
Inspiration for this pierogies and sausage recipe struck me when I came across fresh pierogies in the refrigerated foods section of my local supermarket. I hadn’t cooked with fresh pierogies before. Additionally, I recalled pierogies with sausage and onions that I had had from a local restaurant’s St. Patrick’s Day menu. I also recalled this …
If I could only have three knives in my kitchen, it would be these three: Paring Knife This used to be my go-to knife in the kitchen. I used it for peeling, chopping, slicing, and utility even when what I was working with was too big for this small knife. Nowadays, its primary functions in …
