Life is all backwards now. People who used to have to be dragged into the kitchen are baking and cooking up masterpieces, and people like me, who love to cook, can barely lift a spatula because I have no one to feed. Cooking for myself is nice, but it’s the sharing that’s the fun part. I can make my favorite pasta with shallots, fresh tomato, basil and whipping…
You know it’s summer when you open your door and someone has left a beautiful zucchini on your doorstep. You feel so special, until you look at your neighbor’s doorstep and see zucchini there too. Your neighborhood is probably filthy with them because everyone always underestimates the number of zucchini that comes from one plant. My father did his entire life. Estimates are, one plant gives three to…
The great thing about freezing cold weather is it forces you to stay inside and find something to do so you don’t go insane. Usually, I go to my freezer, find something I bought thinking I would make something with it, yet never did, and finally make something with it. One pound of ground turkey is currently staring at me from the freezer and its time is coming.…