Eataly: Contemporary Italian Cooking‘s pea soup was very good BUT it did not match that of Paul’s grandma Josie. What can we say? There is something about mom and grandma’s home cooking that always wins over in the end. The book doesn’t call for many ‘side dishes’ or pairings (other…
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Continue ReadingWorking from home has been a new and insightful experience. That being said, my favorite day was Paul showing up with a cooler of fresh trout. He dropped it on the table and said ‘hey, do you have a recipe for this?’… let’s just say the cookbook has been fun…
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Continue ReadingPaul was headed out for the weekend and I was quarantined at home so, with wine in hand, I wanted to make a cozy night in dish. Eataly: Contemporary Italian Cooking has a full section of soup recipes that we are about to make our way through. Because it was…
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Continue ReadingWe are starting off our cooking challenge with the Five-spice Beef with Onion and Orange and Fennel Sauce from the Eataly: Italian Contemporary Cooking cookbook. Having never paired orange with beef before (and absolutely nothing with fennel), we were very intrigued by the flavor combination. First and foremost we mixed…
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Continue ReadingAfter rewatching Julie & Julia we were inspired to take on a cooking challenge of our own. We’ve had Eataly: Contemporary Italian Cooking tucked in the kitchen cabinets for quite some time and decided it was a perfect fit for the occasion. The cookbook is a collection of unique Italian-inspired…
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Continue ReadingStaying home has changed most of our daily routines. Before the mandated stay-at-home experience we rarely watched TV. But, with all of this extra time, it has become our to-do. Food and wine movies and series are naturally at the top of our list. In today’s blog, we wanted to…