Thoughts and musings of a former chef navigating the post-kitchen world.
What’s this? Warm weather, sunshine, a nice breeze? Could it be true? After being stuck inside for days and days, it’s picnic weather! Now, maybe it’s still just a backyard picnic, because social distancing ain’t over yet, but it still calls for picnic food. Cold …
LONG WEEKEND LASAGNA. Got a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Yesterday was Sunday, already a good day to dedicate to a craft like a lasagna, and the fact that it’s a long weekend only makes it all the more appropriate. You can make and …
Yesterday was yet another grey, rainy day here in Ottawa. At least it’s getting a little warmer, but we sure could use some sunshine. It didn’t come yesterday, though. So, I made rainy-day food. My favorite rainy-day dish is also one of the simplest that …
As another week of quarantine draws to a close, it’s time for another easy-to-prepare pasta sauce recipe. This week has been chilly for April. It’s snowed, the wind’s been blowing and even though I haven’t had to venture outside much, it still makes you want …
We’ve been eating a lot of pasta here at the Berman-Resnick Quarantine Ranch, maybe more than we should, but who cares, right? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: pasta is a beautiful, comforting dish no matter how you dress it, and that’s …
As I said in my last post, a lot of us are doing a lot more home cooking these days, which for many of us means lotsa pasta, oodles of noodles. Pasta is universally known as comfort food and we could all use a little …
