Yes you CAN make good hummus from canned beans. Which is a good thing, considering it’s still the end of the world and finding dried garbanzo beans in a pandemic is difficult. This recipe can also be used with the same amount of dried beans if you have those instead. If not, no worries, you …
Homemade Spinach Ravioli with Garlic Butter Al Forno Sauce
Make your own ravioli in garlic butter—broiled with a crunchy Parmesan crust. There are no words for how delicious this pasta is! We always called it tortellacci al forno, but I’m pretty sure it is a ravioli shape. That’s pretty typical for my Italian grandpa, he didn’t give a damn! This recipe is from my …
Quick Spicy Garlic Fridge Pickles
Easy beginner level pickles, you don’t need to be a doomsday prepper to get these right! I decided to grow cucumbers last minute this year. Man, I was not prepared, those things grow so fast! It was like a month from seed to—running out of room to store them in the refrigerator. Enter, the quick …
Spinach and Cream Cheese Lasagna with Marinara
A creamy spiced spinach filling with marinara sauce. This one is for the folks who are kinda meh about ricotta. I really only like ricotta in desserts, so when I make pasta filling it’s usually this one! I know it seems like a lot of work to make the sauce and the filling, but hey… …
Eggs in Purgatory (Shakshuka) for One
A spicy breakfast of tomato sauce with eggs on crunchy bread. An awesome breakfast alternative when you are sick of the same old, same old. As someone that usually is not in the mood to eat fatty, cheesy eggs in the morning. Eggs in Purgatory was a welcome, spicy, change. Definitely going to be a …