I am becoming a big fan of Mario. And enjoy borrowing his recipes. And maybe changing them a bit to my liking/ease.
And his meatloaf made my day. Actually not just any day; his meatloaf made our Easter. Since we were having guests for dinner, I made stuffed meatloaf in advance of Easter and tucked it [...]

“I made pop-tarts today.” That wasn’t a sentence I thought I would say. I made pop-tarts from scratch!

The crust was super easy to make, the longest stretch of ‘work’ was the rolling, measuring and cutting into proper rectangles. But then, the filling was super easy: I just used nutella, jam and a quick cinnamon blend. [...]

It makes me so happy that Erika and I (aka Gina and Gina) made ravioli. Pasta has been on my list of ‘things to make’ since I landed in Italy 9 months ago. I even bought a very cool ravioli tray in December (it is a tray where you lay the pasta sheet on top, [...]

I did say I preferred to use the whole bird. And I am beginning to appreciate the value of homemade chicken stock. In culinary school, DAY 1 of class it is all about making stock. The Chef goes on about the importance of stock: it is the base for every sauce. And why do people [...]

It is sooooooooo good. And in all my years of blogging, I have kept this recipe secret. Because it IS so good, and some part of me buys into the idea of cooks keeping secrets. But since you may not be visiting my door step soon, I figure I better share this recipe—because it is [...]

We all love a good rub: especially in the form of a nice comment or a compliment.
But this isn’t about verbal love: it is about well-rubbed steak. Ideally, a steak that beckons gratuitous verbal rubs after it travels from fork to palate.
Latin Spice Rub
1 T packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 1/2 tsp [...]