2009 February

Bucatini All’Amatriciana

This weekend I had a craving for pasta and decided to try a dish I have been looking at for awhile. It is Bucatini All’Amatriciana. I found a recipe from Babbo New York by Mario Batali. The dish is named for the tiny town of Amatrice in Italy. I made many revisions based on what I had in the house. First, I did not make the basic tomato sauce from scratch. I used a sauce from Trader Joe’s which worked just fine. I also did not have pancetta so I used smoked bacon I had in the house. Finally I [...]

Hello again….Blondies as a peace offering

I am sure you thought she is gone, she is done. 2009 started off with lots of work, some awful bug going around and much change. But some of the change is good..I moved providing a bigger kitchen and a double oven to cook more goodies for you. My peace offering for today are Blondies by the awesome guys at Baked in New York. They are filled with Whoppers, nuts and chocolate chips with a bit of malted milk powder. These guys at Baked have updated and put new twists on so many classics. If you do not own this [...]