Split Pea Soup with Rosemary

Recipe re-visit and photo update This is a very tasty green pile-o-mush (despite what your eyes tell you). I attempted to make the picture a little more appetizing by piling on some chopped bacon bits - apparently it turns out that chopped bacon isn't that photogenic either. So while your eyes may be tempted to…

Spring Bulgur Salad

My pantry is like a 50-yr old man with a huge bulging belly (wait, I mean, 30-year old man) Am I going to get death threats for being honest? I digress. Despite having organized my pantry,  it still needed a slim down and I need to stop buying new ingredients. I have a ton of…

Pea Dumplings

Hello little green monsters Dumplings stuffed with anything besides pork or shrimp always tickle my fancy. I’ve come to love pierogi but was completely intrigued when I came across this recipe for pea dumplings.  Peas are another food I never cared for when I was young until I learned of smashed peas or peas and…

Pasta al Tonno (Pasta with Tuna)

A lovely Italian couple served this dish during a get together a few months back and I couldn’t believe how tasty and simple it was. Dessert was a bowl of chopped fresh peaches – and I’m still dreaming about the meal… I would never think of adding tuna to a pasta (especially a tomato based…