Tagliatelle with Carmelized Shallots, Mushrooms, and Kale

Tagliatelle with Carmelized Shallots, Mushrooms, and Kale

Yes, summer is definitely over, but there are many things to love about fall and winter.  One of those is the cuisine.  Colder weather tends to bring on richer deeper flavors and warmer cozier meals, something that I am definitely a fan of.  This dish contains many ingredients that I am also definitely a fan [...]

Eggplant Wrapped Dates with Goat Cheese

Eggplant Wrapped Dates with Goat Cheese

I was having a dinner party the other night.  A number of vegetarians were invited, and so I needed to get a little more creative than usual.   My roommate often makes Bacon wrapped stuffed dates as an appetizer at many of the events we host together, but for obvious reasons, bacon was not on the [...]

How to Pull off Seafood Paella for Twenty People

How to Pull off Seafood Paella for Twenty People

Some like to go clubbing, some like to go out to dinner, and others (like me) like to take on the challenge of feeding and hosting twenty people for their 25th birthday. Now feeding and hosting twenty people wouldn't have been a challenge if I had decided to cook up my traditional risotto recipe, but [...]