It is finally spring, and I couldn’t be more glad. While yesterday was the first official day, it is well past time for winter in Cleveland to end. While our first winter back in the midwest, after 5 years in Charlotte, NC, really wasn’t too bad, I am so ready for spring weather and to…
Making and rolling out fresh pasta dough is one of my all-time favorite things to do. If you’ve never made it yourself, it’s really quite simple in concept, it just takes a bit of practice to get it down. My family gets out the pasta roller at least once a year to make ravioli for…
Spring is my favorite time of year to visit the farmer’s market. There is so much excitement at this time of year when the farmer’s market is finally back in full swing after a slower winter season. I love the bright and fresh produce that fills the stands and feel incredibly inspired to eat lighter…
Fresh Tomato & Zucchini Gnocchi Skillet 6 years ago this August I was in Italy with my best friend. Thought we went to different universities, both of our schools were connected to the same study abroad program. It worked out that we were able to spend the summer together studying Spanish in the beautiful town…
Lemon & Asparagus Pasta with Olive Oil Crumble People have strong feelings about asparagus. Like most kids, asparagus wasn’t my favorite. I was never a picky eater but I don’t remember my parents serving it much at home, and it just wasn’t something we came across often when eating. I have no memory of how…
Creamy Fig & Bacon Pasta Figs!!!! They’re fresh and reasonably priced right now and I can’t get enough. I had never tried a fresh fig until about two years ago when I was working as a salad dressing demo specialist at Whole Foods. Yes, I was that person at the grocery store trying to entice…