Pasta Fazool (a.k.a Pasta and Bean Soup)
In high school, my mother's boyfriend Mario would often make this wonderful dish called Pasta Fazool. This funny sounding soup was delicious and I could eat it…
January 6, 2015
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Tofu Scramble with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Basil and Parmesan
This dish was inspired by our recent trip to the Bay Area. We found a quaint, little breakfast spot called the Barefoot Café in Fairfax (just west of San…
October 6, 2014
Naked Picatta with Zucchini Goat-Boats
This meal is a good example of something that I thought could never get better with the current changes to my diet. Boy, was I wrong. By swapping out the flour…
April 9, 2014
Coconut-Curry Soup with Cauliflower and Chicken
After years of shopping nearly every day at the grocery store (literally) right next door, (I know, we have it rough), we decided it was time to be more…
April 3, 2014
Mario's Polenta con Funghi
Ever since high school, I've dreamed about the mushroom and polenta dish my mom's Italian boyfriend, Mario, used to make. It was unlike anything I'd tried…
January 8, 2014
Old Friends, a New Year and an Extravagant Thai Feast
Going on five years now, Elliott's friends have been getting together each New Year's to cook an extravagant dinner (usually followed by an adventure to the…
January 1, 2014
Basil's Last Stand: Caprese-Style Hamburger
We have a real problem with basil. It seems like every time we buy it we have grand plans to eat fresh basil for a week, only to discover it brown and…
November 6, 2013
Labor Day Yam Pot and Banana-Coconut Pancakes
On one of my first camping trips, my brother, Clay, opened up a can of beans, chicken soup, beef stew, and who knows what else, and mixed it all together in…
September 5, 2013
Two Little Tourists Went to the Market
After an 11 hour coma to recover from our travel day, we were ready for an adventure. We'd heard about the Sunday market at San Telmo but the scope of it was…
March 25, 2013