HOT. But not SO hot you can’t enjoy it. Our household enjoys heat within our menus. It’s no surprise to most who follow our recipes here at DBF. Yes, hot sauces and chili peppers abound. And being gardeners? Well… Every year we grow a variety of super hots. Chili peppers have such a wide range…
Tag: from scratch
Walnut Parsley Pasta Filling
Sometimes one of the most unexpected meals becomes a favorite memory. I still remember the first time I had ravioli with a walnut filling. It was in Manhattan, many years ago (I think it was in 2005?) and I was SHOCKED at the simplicity and richness of the meatless dish I ordered. Dressed with a…
Small Batch Fresh Tomato Sauce
Many of you might not have tried to make from scratch, fresh sauce. That’s ok! If I were to take a stab at guessing why – it’s probably due to the recipes out there looking WAY more complicated than they need to be. 25 POUNDS of tomatoes? Peeling and deseeding them?? Checking pH levels to…
Golden Rustic Marinara Sauce
Pasta with red sauce is iconic, I know… but with the HUGE variety of tomatoes out there in the world (and if you grow them like we do, in your garden) it seems unfair not to give these tasty lil babies a chance to steal the show at your next pasta night? This sauce is…
Stressed Out? Make Hand-shaped, From Scratch Pasta
Let’s be honest here – stress sucks. What’s even worse is that we all battle it daily. Some days we can address it in the moment and cast aside that ball of lead that sits in our tummy, and other days we take a pass…. swallowing hard, absorbing that weight and just move on. Those…