Aaahhh Ricotta. What was once thought around the US (especially us non-Italian Americans) as exclusive to our feeble attempts at homemade lasagna (although I must admit that I always liked my Aunt Bubba’s) and a tasty ingredient in pre-made and store-bought ravioli, has been making…

As you may have noticed, the work on the blog covers a lot of ground. We started with simple and fun recipes that came out of my time as a single dad, moved to big family and gathering recipes to curing, smoking, and even cocktail…

Ah the bottom and top rounds of beef you got when you ordered your beef share. What to do. You can slice thin against the grain and cook quickly over high heat and make a fab cheesesteak, or, you can make jerky. For your ease,…

I must write. I am somewhere between feeling buzzed, happy, fulfilled, and pissed. Bloody Mary and homemade sausage breakfast sandwich for breakfast and nursing a Moscow Mule as I prepare my Easter ham and more. I am just so irritated. Do you ever go into cooking…

Traditionally, Limoncello is a digestivo, an after-dinner liqueur to help with digestion and prepare us for dessert or post-dinner espresso.  Very few people in the US, it seems, know of Limoncello’s powers…so I am going to share a homemade version with all of you here,…