Archive for July, 2007

the chubby chef

Anyone who’s been following my blog might be starting to understand why it is I’m a bit of a chubster. Pasta with cheese sauce, risottos, and now, ravioli with sage brown butter sauce.

 
Rest assured, I eat plenty of salads and fish as well, but I’ve been having a bit an indulgent streak. […]

growing up with my food.

At some point, fairly recently, I reached that certain age. The age where to me, it’s not really ideal to show up at a friend’s BBQ bearing nothing but beer. And it’s entirely unacceptable to show up completely empty-handed. I like to whip up tasty and mildly impressive things for parties. […]

the eternal seafood leftovers dilemma.

I don’t mind cold leftovers. In fact, in many cases, I prefer my leftovers cold. Pizza, chinese, buffalo wings. I’ve been known to eat many if not most of my leftovers cold. So today, when my leftovers are an amazing penne pasta with shrimp, mushrooms, plum tomatoes, parmesan and feta … […]

who wants risotto?

Has anyone ever noticed that after making risotto, it’s actually really difficult to eat it? Or is that just me? After chopping, sauteeing and especially the nonstop stirring, I could barely lift my fork to my mouth. But! I mustered the strength, because it’s just that good.
I love making risotto because […]

inagural food blog post …

So I’ve been wanting to start a food blog for a while. I love to cook, and I love to take pictures of the finished product, and often times some of the sliced and diced ingredients as I’m moving along in the process. I won’t lie; it’s nice to brag, and be able […]