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    Pizza with White Bean-Rosemary Puree, Bacon, Broccoli Rabe, Tomatoes, Onions, and Parmesan

    I love making pizza for a quick meal. Now, normally, some people think of “pizza as a quick meal” as picking up the phone, ordering, and waiting with $20 by the front door. But since I love making bread doughs and freezing them in individual portions until I need them, pizza is a [...]

    Butterscotch Madelines

    I wanted to send a care package home for my family for their upcoming birthday celebration. Looking through my recipe log, I wasn’t sure what to make, until I stumbled across a recipe on a fellow blogger’s site. It promised a moist, dense cake with incredible butterscotch flavor. Turns out, it was absolutely true! This [...]

    Whole Wheat Pasta with Spicy Sundried Tomato and Basil Pesto and Shaved Parmesan

    I have been super busy this week – baking things to send in a care package home and a very exciting interview (more on both of these later)! At any rate, last night I came home and had about 1/2 hour to squeeze in cooking and eating my dinner. A simple pasta with pesto [...]

    Glazed Beef Spare Ribs with Sweet and Spicy Cucumbers

    So after eating massive quantities of pork due to my impulse purchase of a 6# shoulder, we figured we’d keep it light for the next few days. That is, until we saw an incredible rack of beef spare ribs at the market on a wicked special. Naturally, we couldn’t resist. Yes, I was aware [...]

    Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Collard Greens

    Round two of pork shoulder mania! (Or was it round three…) In my impatience and stubbornness about always trying new things, I felt like we’d been eating pork for dinner weeks. In actuality, it had been two days…and each meal was so different even I hadn’t gotten bored! The spicy souvlaki was delicious and [...]