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 [...]

New favorite vegetable: grilled, marinated zucchini.

It is because of this recipe, that my sons fell in love with zucchini. Francesco was a tad bit envious the other day, when I snagged some of these zucchini from the fridge, piled them on a plate and topped them with a poached egg… he even went so far [...]

“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. [...]

Salmon. I grew up fishing for salmon—it brings back close-to-my-heart memories of family time on Orcas Island. My father was a particularly patient and good fisherman, and to this day I love to watch him fillet fish. He has done it so many times—it is in his muscle memory. His hands just know what to [...]

I was in Venice when I finally broke down… and had a Spritz (aka also spelled Spritx).
I had read about this drink, walked around this drink, raised my brows while contemplating this neon orange concoction… but hadn’t yet tried it. But on our last sunny day in Venice, with nothing but time on our hands, [...]

This is a cross between an omelet, souffle and thick crepe. Because I was in a hurry, I inadvertently inserted some serious short-cuts into the process… crossed my fingers and then soon thereafter: patted myself on the back. I usually pay quite close attention to instructions, but timing is everything: I had just cooked with [...]