Currently cooking from The Best Simple Recipes from Cooks Illustrated I was having a bad day when I made this dish. Everything seemed to go wrong. I used too small of a pot to cook the pasta and went through three more pots putting this dish together (which resulted in cool pasta, unwilted spinach and [...]

Currently cooking from The Best Simple Recipes from Cooks Illustrated I have officially started divorce proceedings against Bryan so I can marry this book. Wait, I was raised Mormon, so maybe I can marry them both. What? That only works for men? Damn. I could go on and on about this dish. It was spicy [...]

Currently cooking from Tasty by Roy Finamore So far, this is my favorite recipe from Tasty. It was quick and delicious and takes advantage of all the wonderful summer produce that’s available. You start out by cutting the kernels off of three ears of corn and sauteing them in some butter. Once the corn is [...]

Currently cooking from The Carefree Cook by Rick Rodgers. This pasta dish was . . . okay. Nothing spectacular. It just needed something more. As in more flavor, more spice, more taste. If you are looking for the flavors of a lasagne without all the time and work, this is it, sorta. Like most other [...]

Currently cooking from The Carefree Cook by Rick Rodgers. The idea of using cauliflower in a pasta sauce is a new concept for me. When I think of cauliflower, I immediately think of roasting it, or eating it raw with plenty of Ranch Dressing. Rodgers starts you off by browning some pancetta or bacon and [...]

Currently cooking from The Carefree Cook by Rick Rodgers. I don’t have a very large repertoire of side dishes, and I haven’t cooked with orzo before, so I was excited to try this recipe. If you aren’t familiar with orzo, it is a small, rice-shaped pasta that cooks up quickly and can be flavored in [...]