I made this substituting ricotta for mascarpone...I used a little more than 1/2 cup of ricotta, and used less pasta water. While not as creamy, it was just as tasty!

I had a bottle of molasses spill in my lazy susan. I used hot salt water to clean it up, it worked really well.

Pies...THIS is the year I will figure out how to make a decent pie crust.

World Market has some surprisingly reasonable prices on kitchen gadgets, I lucked out finding lots of neat stocking-stuffer kinds of things (tea infusers, nifty measuring cups, kitchen timers and t...

Love the yellow on the walls and ceiling...

My fancy version of grilled cheese and tomato soup is Amy's Chunky Tomato Bisque, with sharp cheddar (I like Cabot's) on grilled sourdough. I'll always have a soft spot for Campbell's Tomato ...

Oh how I wish I could eat broccoli in larger quantities! Unfortunately it tears up my digestive system, if I may be so indelicate. My favorite pizza place in town puts bits of broccoli florets on w...