I’ve said before that butternut squash and I were not always such good friends. Once I discovered that I did not hate butternut squash – I liked it quite a lot in fact – I began to try new recipes so that I could add this tasty squash into my Fall recipe rotation. This recipe was [...]
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Before we get to the food, and we shall, I have some exciting news! Evil Shenanigans has been nominated for the first annual Foodbuzz Awards for Best Recipe Blog! You can see the other nominees, and vote if you like, here. Voting is open until October 29th. I want to thank everyone who nominated me. You have no [...]
Friday, September 18, 2009
I had often wondered how hard fresh, homemade, pasta would be to prepare. In my mind I imagined that it would be an all day process. I was wrong. That said, I did use a pasta roller to roll the pasta into sheets. That made the process SO easy. If you have to roll [...]
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I am not a very patient person. When I want something, I kind of want it now. That can be a problem when what I want is bolognese sauce. The trick to good bolognese is to take your time with each step, letting things get brown or simmer completely before moving on to the [...]
Monday, July 13, 2009
Ever since I was invited to the Mushroom Council lunch a few months ago I have been looking for new ways to add mushrooms into my everyday meals. I have also been looking for new ways to use favorite ingredients because I can sometimes get into a cooking rut. Orzo pasta is one of my [...]
Friday, June 12, 2009
I have been on something of a pizza kick lately, and not those commercially prepared pies with flavorless cheese and mushy veggies. I can directly pin-point when this all started. It began at the Mushroom Council lunch when Chef Kent Rathburn made us a grilled mushroom pizza. I knew in that moment that I would [...]
Monday, May 18, 2009
There are some days when I crave meatballs, but I do not crave the fat content contained in most recipes. Not that I am afraid of fat. Quite the opposite, I adore fat, but some nights I want something a little lighter. That, however, does not mean I want to sacrifice flavor. That is why [...]
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
I was thrilled to be selected as one of the lucky bloggers to test the new Riserva pasta’s from Buitoni. I got a pack of the Wild Mushroom Agnolotti and I was tasked with coming up with a sauce to compliment the pasta. This is a wild mushroom pasta, and I love the combination of [...]
Monday, April 6, 2009
While out at dinner a few nights ago I had some really lovely garlic shrimp over rice. It was really tasty, but I am not a fan of rice unless it is my mother-in-laws fried rice, and I wondered how it would taste with pasta instead. So, a few nights later the inspiration bug [...]
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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