• Cheesy Mustard Mortadella Ditalini

    A big bowl of super cheesy greens, pork, and pasta is simply go-to comfort for me, and this version with ditalini, mortadella, and a creamy mustard sauce is one of my favorites!

  • Honey Mustard and Pickle Glazed Ham

    When I was young, my Grandfather used to get really upset when he saw that we had a spiral ham at any holiday. I didn’t really understand as a kid. I didn’t like ham that much anyways, was there really a difference? Yes, child me, there is a big difference. I probably didn’t like ham because I had never had good ham like this one from Jones Dairy Farm before! And, yea, yea, we all know this is a sponsored post and they send me ham, but in all honesty, it is so good! Here is an example. The first time they sent me this ham, I kind of brushed it off and cooked it casually for a few people thinking it was no big deal.  Well guess what, everyone freaked out about how good it was, even the people who supposedly don’t like ham!  The SECOND time I got the ham it was like Christmas morning when I opened the package, and there was much fanfare leading up to cooking it!

  • Arepa Hot Dogs

    A hot dog cooked inside arepa dough and served with a spicy avocado mustard sauce

  • Salmon Gnocchi in a Creamy Pea Sauce

    If I was running a diner a couple decades ago, I would probably call these “salmon croquettes”. If I was running a fancy modern american place I might call them “salmon-potato dice” cause they have the fun square shape. I think salmon gnocchi is a good name for them though. This recipe is inspired by the old school salmon and pea pasta, and also by the upcoming spring when fresh peas will soon be available.

  • Veggie Loaded Meatloaf

    I was craving meatloaf. This is a sentence I have said as many as never times in my life, but it was the case the other night. If you are following along, you probably noticed the trend of healthy, mostly meatless, and pretty inexpensive dishes recently, because that is how I try to cook this time of year. Plus I keep having to make mac and cheese stuffed burgers for the cookbook publicity so I am trying to counteract some of that. That all being said, I wanted to make a vegetarian or mostly vegetarian “loaf”. I did some research, but most veggie loafs were loaded with grains and tofu, and not actual veggies like I wanted. I decided to just wing it and do mostly veg with a little beef and some cheese, sort of like a veggie heavy lightened version of a regular meatloaf.

  • Pastrami and Pickle Soup

    We’re buried under about a foot of snow here in Boston this morning, and naturally my thoughts go right to a hearty soup. Even if you are snowed in today too, you can probably still make this soup if you can find some pastrami somewhere. If not, just toss in any meat instead. Everything else is pantry staples. This soup is a riff off of a dill pickle soup I once was intrigued by on an episode of Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, that I finally decided to make a version of.

  • Breakfast Mac and Cheese

    Mac and cheese for breakfast inspired by the flavors in eggs benedict with buttery toast, tater tots, ham, eggs, and hollandaise.