Make your own pasta at home
Learn about the types of pasta and how to make it, plus a link to a recipe for all-purpose dough
Seasonal, ingredient-driven meals rooted in simplicity and harvest. The daily work that anchors a kitchen.
Using a pasta machine to make Christmas Eve pasta
Preparing fresh pasta by machine the day before Christmas Eve — a grounded, process‑focused look at the work behind the meal.
Rick's Roasted Red Pepper, Potato, & Garbanzo Soup
SimplyFabulous: Unfussy ingredients, gorgeous color, and a depth of flavor that tastes like you spent all day on it (even though you absolutely didn’t). It’s elegant enough for guests, cozy enough for a quiet night in, and wonderfully dairy‑free without anyone noticing - Easy Peasy!
Rick takes a fresh approach to historic bolognese
Learn what bolognese is, where it comes from, and how to make it new.
Italian tuna salad: Make tuna go from bland to WOW!
Good quality ingredients, healthy fats, Italian yum.
The Pantry Alchemist: Turning Forgotten Roots into Smoky Gold
Discover how intuition and a few stray vegetables evolved into a velvety, smoky bisque.
Refined 'everything bagel' egg cup bites
An intentional morning ritual—moving past the monotony of breakfast with a high-protein, custardy profile.
Thistle & Cypress Vinaigrette
How we developed our go-to dressing when you want your salad contents to shine!