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Category Archives: Italian Food
I didn’t go AWOL, I promise.
It’s been a couple of days. I just started work this week. Both jobs. (Yay fun!). In addition, I have been having back issues, which make standing and cooking craptastic. Enough whining now. To the meal. Tonight’s feast consisted of … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Food That Tastes Great, Comfort Food, Cooking, Food, Italian Food, Organic, Putzing in the kitchen
Tagged butter, cooking, delicious, food, pasta, pescitarian, recipe, scallops
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Lowered Expectations Pasta – It’s What’s For Dinner!
So I started out all ambitious. I nutribulleted some mushroom, minced 4 cloves of garlic, chopped up a shallot, a tablespoon of fresh oregano and thawed a cup of frozen spinach. Into a bowl they go with liberal salt and … Continue reading
Posted in Comfort Food, Cooking, French Food, Italian Food, Kitchen Fail, Organic, Putzing in the kitchen
Tagged cheese, cooking, food, lazy, pasta, recipe, ricotta, spinach, unfulfilled potential
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Confluent Kitchen: Thanksgiving Edition
Today is a day for giving thanks. What better way to do that than to consume copious amounts of food? I went a little bit non-traditional and made a duck. I hadn’t ever cooked a whole duck, so I figured.. … Continue reading
Sun-dried Tomato Pasta
I know. I know. It’s been a while. I’ve been sick, and busy, and .. ok. so I’ve mostly just been lazy and not wanting to cook. This is typically a problem for me when I’m only cooking for me. … Continue reading
Posted in Comfort Food, Cooking, Italian Food, Organic, Putzing in the kitchen
Tagged confluentkitchen, cooking, eating, food, italian food, lazy, pasta, random, the confluent boyfriend
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Four Cheese Mushroom Lasagna
Last night I got home from work and decided only lasagna would do. I sliced up 2 large portabello caps, grated 1 clove of elephant garlic, and minced 1 shallot. I combined 1 8 oz container of ricotta, 6 oz … Continue reading
Posted in Comfort Food, Cooking, Italian Food, Organic, Putzing in the kitchen, Rambling
Tagged cooking, dinner, four cheese awesome, italian food, lasagna, lazy
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Tomato Basil Soup and Grilled Cheese: When Persistence, Perseverance, and Nagging Prevails.
Two nights ago I committed the ULTIMATE faux pas. I ate leftovers when I got home from work and had the majority of the meat. When Confluent Boyfriend came home, he went for the leftovers too. At that time he discovered … Continue reading
Posted in Comfort Food, Cooking, Gardening, Italian Food, Organic, Putzing in the kitchen
Tagged cooking, eating, food, grilled cheese, guilt, homemade, soup, yum
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Post Work Ambition: Why Fresh Pasta Just Won’t Happen
Tuesday was .. how you say.. a kick ass day? I left work on time, feeling good. On the drive home, I started to ponder dinner. I thought to myself, “Self?? What would be a better way to wrap up … Continue reading
