Cooking for DLS pt 4

Remember those Safe Eggs I posted about a while back? Ever since then, I’d had a hankering to make spaghetti alla carbonara. When I discovered DLS had never had it – didn’t even know what it was – I knew what I had to do. Make spaghetti alla carbonara!  I picked up a package of already cubed pancetta from Trader Joe’s, and beat a few eggs with salt/pepper and cheese that isn’t in the picture (I used piave).  The matzoh crackers in the background are because I also made salted caramel chocolate covered matzoh sandwiches… yum. While some of the [...]

Cooking for DLS pt 2

As I mentioned in my last “Cooking for DLS” post, one of the ways I show I care is cooking for people. I’d had so much fun last time, that this time I went slightly more involved. Since DLS‘d enjoyed the mushroom crostini a lot, and it was similar to my clams with linguine method, I decided to go and make that for him – which he seemed really excited about. Note: I hate electric stove tops. His decided to shut off multiple times in the middle of cooking this, so I would say that it didn’t cook quite as [...]

Cooking for DLS

One of the (many) ways I show people that I care is cooking for them. I’ve had a few chances to thank DLS for being such a wonderful friend by cooking for him, and thought I’d share some of what I’ve made so far. After a day of apartment viewing, Shake Shack eating, and just general wandering around, being inside Eataly gave me the bright idea of making dinner to eat while watching the Pro Bowl. (Yes, that’s how long ago this was.) Because I was going to have to use his kitchen, I chose to use some shortcuts instead [...]

Recipe Fridays: Campanelle with Arugula

The first year I joined a CSA, I posted about it on a near weekly basis.  Last year, I posted much more infrequently about it, but I continued to eat my way through boxes of vegetables every week.  And this year, I imagine the posts will be even more infrequent, as, for my CSA duties, I’ll be blogging for them (my first article is here!).  I made the above with the arugula I got the first week this year.  I’ll be honest, I don’t particularly like arugula, so I wilted it a bit to cut through the bitter pepperiness I [...]

Recipe Fridays: Reinventing the TV Dinner, pt. 4

Thursday’s TV dinners have become a kind of tradition for me now, and when I’m unable to have one that week for whatever reason, I feel a bit… thrown.  I miss it, I do, and I really hope you guys enjoy reading about these as much as I enjoy making and eating them!  A recent spell of cold weather had me craving pasta, carbs, anything hearty that I could really sink my teeth into.  However, I wanted to avoid anything too heavy in terms of sauce, because warm weather IS coming and I am trying my hardest at the gym [...]

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