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this is my latest fave dish from my very FAVE show, america’s test kitchen.  yes, i am a nerd.  i was intrigued by the alternative to the usual type of pesto.  in trapani, italy, this is a peasant meal, so it’s very inexpensive to make.  the sauce barely covers the pasta, which is typical in italy…not so …

a few years ago, i stopped buying bottled salad dressings.  homemade versions are so much tastier and free of added sugar and preservatives.  i’m a big fan of vinaigrettes, but every once in a while i’ll make a creamy dressing.  here are some great recipes so you can make your own, too! i’m always telling everyone …

i saw a blog post recently on serious eats about making goat cheese.  i had never really thought of making cheese, but since it sounded so easy, i thought i’d give it a shot. i got the goat’s milk and cheesecloth at whole foods, borrowed a candy thermometer from a friend and headed home to start …

limoncello is a very tasty italian drink and i’d been hoping for years to make it.  and, now that i’ve made it…i’m wondering…what took so long?!  it is delicious and so easy.  you just have to be patient[it takes a minimum four weeks.] here is the recipe. make yourself some of this wonderful digestif!

i buy fresh eggs every saturday from andy’s eggs (fallston, md) at the waverly market.  many of my friends prefer the sunday market under the JFX, but i really like waverly.  it is smaller, i know many of the vendors…and it’s year-round, so i can get my weekly milk, eggs, bread, lettuce, etc, even in the dead of winter. i get a weekly …