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Making Pizzelle at Daniela’s Cooking School in Rome

I just got back from Italy, where I learned how to make fried pizzelle. Pizzelle are a deep fried pizza dish from Naples, Italy. I learned how to make pizzelle at a private cooking class at Daniela’s Cooking School in Rome. Attending  Daniela’s class was one of the absolute highlights of my trip to Italy. It was …

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Pasta with Roasted Parsnips, Leeks and Bacon

This recipe for Pasta with Roasted Parsnips, Leeks and Bacon is creamy, cozy, comfort food, at its apex. I’ll admit, the first time I heard Melissa Clark (a wonderful chef from the New York Times Food Section) begin describing a recipe for pasta with roasted parsnips, my head cocked like my dog’s head swivels when …

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Butternut Squash Pasta with Pine Nuts, Sage, and Browned Butter

This recipe for Pasta with Roasted Butternut Squash, Pine Nuts, Sage, and Browned Butter is the perfect comfort food for a cozy autumn evening. The first time I had this dish, it was made by Chef Nick Pelegrino, of Mangia, Nashville. Mangia Nashville is a Nashville Treasure Mangia Nashville is one of my favorite restaurants, …

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