I am a healthcare person who has "dabbled" in cooking to feed my four kids and husband through the years and has collected, donated, purchased more and more cookbooks than one can ever need, through the years. Now that the kids are leaving the house, we are packing up and moving into a smaller house and I need to decide what stays and what goes. When most of us were laid off from our professions during the start of the pandemic, I thought that I could finally clean my house

My eldest sent me this recipe and asked me if I thought that it was truly designed for Passover. It seemed perfect for the week so...Being that I had free time, I decided to make these and let him know if they would be tasty and what tips did I have to offer. I am not sure what I was expecting these to taste like since the "rules" of Passover is to how no leavened bread so most things that are "fake breads" turn out to be hard rocks. The directions for the most part were easy

Dan! If you lived near me, I would make you my best friend! The day after, I ate too many bowls of your pot roast! Why didn't you warn me about how amazing it was going to be?!?!?! I cannot wait to make other foods with you.  ;) Well, me in my kitchen and you in my cookbook that just might become a favorite of mine.

I was so surprised that my hubby tasted this roast and LOVED it. I pointed out that it didn't have big chunks of vegetables and no potatoes and he said that not all pot roasts need to be like he normally enjoys. Huh? Go figure!

My First Cookbook Test: Let’s Eat by Dan Pelosi I’m not entirely sure when my cookbook collecting turned from a sweet little habit into something closer to a full-blown love affair. Somewhere along the way, I realized these books weren’t just recipes—they were daydreams, dinner parties waiting to happen, and little glimpses into someone else’s kitchen. Which brings me to Let’s Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart & Home . I first came across Dan Pelosi while listening to a po

Introduction: Cookbooks, Curiosity, and a Little Honest Reckoning I’m not entirely sure when my cookbook collection became… substantial. My best guess is that it started with curiosity. I’ve always been drawn to the stories, the photography, and the glimpse into other kitchens, cultures, and family traditions. If a book could pull me into that world, I was sold. Truthfully, I didn’t always intend to cook from them. Many of these books became something closer to companions—bea