Have you ever heard of peperonata before? It’s an incredibly simple and delicious dish that originated in Southern Italy and it’s sort of like their version of ratatouille. However, instead of being made out of eggplant and zucchini like ratatouille, peperonata mainly consists of bell peppers. In fact, it’s almost exclusively made out of […]
Pump up that salsa music and grab yourself a mojito folks! Because today we are getting down with another classic dish from La Isla Bonita, a.k.a. Cuba. Now the last time we dabbled in Cuban cuisine we made some delicious and juicy mojo chicken. And if you haven’t seen that recipe then I highly
Well, the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak continues here in Colorado as my county has just issued a stay in place order. So what else can I really do today than make another classic “let’s see what the hell we have in the fridge, freezer, and pantry” recipe. Wow, that’s a mouthful of a
Today we are going to be making a classic Lebanese dish, tabbouleh, or is it tabouli, or tabouleh…. Taboulah???? Ummmm, honestly who knows, everyone likes to spell it differently. But despite the vast disagreement on how to spell tabbouleh, one thing everyone can come together and agree on is that it tastes great. It
I don’t know what it’s like where you live but this past week has been hot as hell. I’m not going to sugar coat it folks, it has been downright miserable, at least by Colorado standards. Luckily there’s always one positive this all of this hot weather. And that’s the fact that it’s now
Penne arrabbiata has always held a very special place in my heart. Not only is it my all-time favorite pasta dish, but it is also the first one that I ever truly learned how to make. In fact, I’m a little dumbfounded as to why it has taken me so long to make a
There’s a certain type of Mexican restaurant that one can find all over the United States. It’s the place whose interior is decorated in faux Spanish style walls covered in an absurd amount of obnoxiously colorful artwork. Often there’s a barely tolerable mariachi band being politely asked to move to the next table for
I hope you’re ready to parle francais because today’s post is all about ratatouille. And no folks, I’m not talking about the Pixar movie. No, the ratatouille that I’m referring to is a classic French dish that hails all the way from the southern region of Provence. It originated as a cheap meal for
Last week my dad came up to me and requested something entirely different for dinner. This was unusual because he almost never requests anything for dinner. Don’t get me wrong he’s a picky eater and will knock down everyone else’s dinner ideas in a heartbeat. But to go out of his way to actually
Hello and welcome back class! Today I would like to share with you fine folks one of my favorite pasta dishes, orecchiette with crookneck squash. Now, don’t worry if you’ve never heard of orecchiette with crookneck squash before as it’s my own little invention. So what is orecchiette with crookneck squash anyway?
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