The Most Wonderful Thing On Earth

Behold – my last piece of bacon before Lent.
I made a fried egg sandwich with bacon and blue cheese over sourdough. It tasted like heaven.

Bacon. Fried-up, meaty, fatty and makes me hungry for more….Bacon.
Fried egg  bacon & bleu cheese on sourdough. Last piece of pork before Lent

My bacon buddy Susan introduced me to this funny clip that touches on bed, breakfast in bed and bacon. In fact, I think this is the most time any comedian spends on the fatty gift from pigs.

Bacon.

Bacon – I will miss you.

Magic and Pasta

“Life Ñ–Ñ• a combination οf magic аחԁ pasta” – Federico Fellini

So Good, So Homemade
I’m still in awe of the fact that we made these pasta noodles inside our Cow Town kitchen. They tasted firm, delectable and paired nicely with the pesto sauce from the Nugget.

Before this night, the idea of making pasta intimidated me. I enjoy scarfing down a yummy plate of pasta with savory sauce, vegetables, cheese and meat. So – I didn’t want to screw-up a good Italian dish with my crappy noodles.

A few months ago, our Bay Area friends showed us that it’s possible to do handmade pasta without killing your guests. So, while we shopped for semolina flour for our pizza dough, we found a recipe for pasta dough. That was enough to convince us to take on the idea of making noodles from scratch.

Bring it on!
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Mamma Mia!

My life of leisure has led me to some amazing culinary adventures at home. I poured a lot of my energy into tackling intimidating recipes. All the creative juices I used for crafting succinct ledes and teases inside the newsroom are now being used to build up tempting flavors and aromas inside my Cow Town kitchen.

So now – I’d like to introduce you to my first pizza.
My First Pizza
My freelance video shoot for James David Cellars inspired me to tackle this NY/Chicago/Italian foodie icon. David Cole showed me how easy it was to pile on the toppings and bake it on a pizza stone.

Super Bowl: Making Pizza from Kris Vera-Phillips on Vimeo.

Back in Cow Town, my hubby and I spent about $10 on the stone and another $10 on the ingredients.

Nobody said my life of leisure had to be a pricey one.
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