Month: June 2014

Sicilian Tomato Sauce

Sicilian Tomato Sauce

Let me preface this recipe by admitting that this is not an exact replica of my family’s Sicilian tomato sauce. I have added herbes de Provence and fennel here. Personally, I really enjoy the additional flavors. Adding the fennel especially gives this sauce an extra…

Pão de Queijo

Pão de Queijo

It’s World Cup time, and although Brazil is not my team, I thought that I’d make some Brazilian snack foods for the games. Pão de queijo, Brazilian cheese bread, is a very common breakfast or snack food. It is SO delicious, and worth trying if…

The Best, Buttery, Flaky, Easy-Peasy, Southern Biscuit

The Best, Buttery, Flaky, Easy-Peasy, Southern Biscuit

What can I say about biscuits that does justice to how wonderfully delicious they can be? What can I say about biscuits that does justice to how incredibly dry and disgusting they can be? A good biscuit is like nothing else in the world. It’s…