We had a bit of a love-fest with pancetta this weekend. Joe came home from the grocery store this Friday afternoon with four thick slices of the king of all pork products... Maybe that's a little overkill for two adults to work through in a weekend, but where there's a will there's a way. We crunched up pieces of the first slice and put it on our mushroom and shallot pizza for Friday's main event. Saturday was steak night, so we used the second slice for this perfect steakhouse worthy side. I had some leftover potatoes and a request for homefries on Sunday morning, so after some careful research, I whipped up a batch of today's featured recipe, pancetta home fries. Read more »
pancetta home fries
farmstand orzo
I photographed this dish, so the intent was definitely there. However, it wasn’t until I got the text from my sister-in-law today (a week and a half later) asking for the recipe that I knew I needed to get my butt in gear and post it. Read more »
mango salsa
Happy almost summer, food lovers! It’s hard to believe we’re a few days away from the “official” beginning; although, in my book, summer’s already here. Growing up at the beach, we operate on a slightly different calendar marked by the holidays: the season’s unofficial kick off was always Memorial Day weekend; July 4th the bittersweet middle when the dread [...] Read more »
gallo pinto
I was feeling a little sentimental this past weekend about a number of things, but, namely, a little place near and dear to my heart, called Costa Rica. I have an affection for the land and its people like none other. This Central American country operates on a simple universal notion encompassed in two Spanish words: pura vida. Literally, this translates to "pure life," but it is interpreted a number of ways, such as "real living" or "full of life." We've traveled there a couple times, but our most recent trip was exactly three years ago in January 2009 when Joe proposed. Obviously, that in itself, makes this a special spot in the world for us. However, we sensed on our first visit a year prior, that it always would be when we touched down on the Osa Peninsla . With waves crashing on the shore, sloths lollygagging in the trees, and howler monkeys barking in the background, we knew without any hesitation that our version of paradise was found. Read more »
