Simple Spinach Lasagna Pasta: Only 3 Ingredients

Lasagna was the first dinner recipe I took the time to recreate using ingredients that we like. I have been making the same version for more than 25 years. These days, I don’t make lasagna as much as I used to, but rather I’ve transitioned to making my own pasta noodles following the southern ItalianContinue reading “Simple Spinach Lasagna Pasta: Only 3 Ingredients”

Grandma’s Famous Holiday Cinnamon Rolls & Yeast Rolls: ONE Recipe

My grandma was known in her community for her yeast rolls. Luckily for her family and friends, the recipe was good enough and large enough to make both breakfast and dinner with a single bread-making dough. While I have shared my grandma’s yeast roll recipe before in another blog post, I’m happy to take thoseContinue reading “Grandma’s Famous Holiday Cinnamon Rolls & Yeast Rolls: ONE Recipe”

Lunar New Year: Hua Juan (Flower Rolls), Steamed Fish, and Homemade Noodles

I thought I would NEVER get through this meal… preparing it, that is. Don’t get me wrong, the flower rolls, fish, and noddle dish were all good but time consuming (as most of my weekend meals of late have been). Let’s get to the reason for the weekend. As mentioned and described in detail inContinue reading “Lunar New Year: Hua Juan (Flower Rolls), Steamed Fish, and Homemade Noodles”

Filipino Ensaymada Rolls #2: Savory and Sweet Variations to Individual Tastes

After my last post (Jan. 20th) on the Ensaymada bread rolls and reflecting on how versatile this bread can be in treating it like a cinnamon roll with flavored layers, I decided on a follow-up post with flavor combination suggestions for individual preferences. This dough easily lends itself to both savory and sweet variations toContinue reading “Filipino Ensaymada Rolls #2: Savory and Sweet Variations to Individual Tastes”