Strawberry shortcake has to be one of my favorite summer desserts. Of course it’s best if you make the shortcakes (scones) yourself, but even if you put this topping on good, bought shortcakes, angel food cake, or pound cake you’ll enjoy the flavors of strawberries, and summer. When I was a kid my family would […]

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Adapted from Anne Burrell Serves 4 as pasta course 3 as a main course 1 pound spaghetti 3/4 lb. guancialle, pancetta, or good quality thick sliced bacon* diced 4 large eggs 1/2 cup each, freshly grated pecorino romano, and parmesan cheeses 1/2 onion diced fine (if using pancetta or guancialle you will need 2TBL olive […]

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  • September 25, 2013 - 2:24 pm

    Rhonda @wine-y wife - There’s a local shop we go to where they sell prosciutto ends, so we’ve also made the pasta carbonara with that and it is delicious as well. This is totally a meal I love and would eat once a week if I could.ReplyCancel

  • March 16, 2015 - 7:58 am

    Spaghetti for Breakfast » Chefs Last Diet - […] have bread in the house, and don’t eat cereal. This dish sounded just perfect, a kind of carbonara but even simpler, and truly if breakfast for dinner is a thing (and it so is) then why not dinner […]ReplyCancel

  • March 26, 2015 - 7:15 am

    Primavera » Chefs Last Diet - […] beef, and if you’re lucky some pork too, into the red sauce, and if you select Alfredo, Carbonara or Primavera they toss some ingredients into the white sauce. And so we have been brainwashed by […]ReplyCancel

Adapted from USA Cookbook by Sheila Lukins 1 Large Beef Brisket 4-5 lbs 2 TBL Coarsley Ground Black Pepper 1 Large Spanish Onion, cut in half and slivered 6 Carrots peeled and cut into 1″ diagonals 2 TBL Minced Garlic 1 TSP cinnamon 2/28 Oz Cans of Plum Tomatoes 1 Cup Pitted Green Olives 3/4 Cup Raisins […]

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If I love you, I will pour my heart into making you wonderful meals.  It will be my mission to find out your favorite things, and how you like them made, I will catalog your likes and dislikes, so you will never be confronted with something that might offend you.  I will be your culinary […]

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Slow Cooker Caponata Makes about 8 cups 1 Medium to Large Eggplant 1/4 Cup Olive Oil 2 Lbs Roma Tomatoes 1 Onion diced 1 Cup celery in 1/4″ slices 1   2 Oz. Can of Anchovies drained and chopped (optional) 1 Cup Golden Raisins 1 TBL Sugar 1/2 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper 3 TBL Minced […]

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  • August 12, 2015 - 6:12 am

    I Bought Caponata » Chefs Last Diet - […] can make it, I have made it, in fact I’ve posted a recipe for it on this blog; a slow cooker caponata. Writing a food blog comes with a certain amount of pressure (albeit internal) to make things rather […]ReplyCancel

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