I rarely get to sit down and have a meal with Stephen. Not like our lives are too hectic (I mean, they kinda are), but it’s just not necessary. We eat when each of us are hungry and it’s really not a big deal when it comes down to “meal-time”. But occasionally I ask him…
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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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