Stephen has always been anti-soup for whatever reason. So a personal mission of mine has been to find soup-worthy recipes and make him fall in love with them. Stuffed pasta pockets were an easy way for him to give a thumbs up for this recipe. Although the tortellini is the show in this dish, I…
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I love making carbonara at home – it’s easy, quick, and always tastes good. But if I post this anywhere on social media, I’ll get utterly destroyed by all the food snobs and grandchildren of Italian grandparents from the motherland. I don’t give a shit – this is my version at the time with what…
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Pot roasts are pretty synonymous with the holidays. Although not particularly on sale, I still wanted to cook something with a nice beef round. Don’t even get me started on the different cuts for beef round – because I have no idea the difference between bottom round and top round. I’ve never seen a more…
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There’s an H-Mart (a popular Korean grocery store chain) by the train stop we get off at on Long Island when visiting Stephen’s parents. We stopped in for some snacks and I saw this beautiful bag of fresh mussels. Immediately I knew I wanted to make this. I’m embarrassed that I even have to consider…
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Social media is a great way to get inspiration for new dishes to try. I personally love quick one-minute video pages on Instagram or Facebook just to get the gist of what the recipe is about. Rarely do I actually go to the page for further information on ingredients or instructions. This dish is one…
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