Ricotta Pie has been a staple of our Easter dinner for as long as I can remember. It’s basically, an Italian cheesecake…because ricotta is cheese and because pie is basically a cake that’s reached a higher level of existence. Truthfully, it’s not something I ate while I was growing up. I’m not sure why maybe it’s due…
My most recent memory of this cake (other than when I just made this) is when Stacey met my parents for the first time. We were driving up to Wisconsin to my parent’s house and I remember Stacey was pretty worried about meeting my mom. An Italian mom meeting her son’s non-Italian girlfriend…
If you know me (and my build) then you probably think that the stoic eye-tie on the right is my Great Grandpa…but you’d be wrong. Look at that scrappy little guy on the left, that’s my Great Grandpa Anselmo. Honestly, I feel like one of my thighs weighs more than he does soaking wet. But, I…
Holy good sweet pasta sauce ya’ll. I know it’s been a hot minute since I’ve written but I have a good reason. I have been pretty under the weather. And by under the weather, I mean that I have been suffering from a pretty severe bout of depression. I’m planning on writing more about my experiences…
The other day as I strolled around on twitter dodging retweets from the day’s news, I saw a blue check mark who was unhappy he had to read someone’s “life story” every time he wanted to see a recipe. Which, as someone who puts a little bit of himself into each post, got me thinking…
Recently I’ve been listening to a lot of this podcast called Lore. It’s a good short podcast for the trip to and from the office and it’s generally very interesting. If the title didn’t give it away, the content of each episode centers around “lore”. Stories of ghosts, folklore, haunted houses and witchcraft etc… Which…
Imagine, if you will, a place. Not just any place, but a place that is inside another place. Some call it…a room. A room where a group of people engage in learnings. A class room. Enough of that? Ok, well mi madre and I took a class at Eataly Chicago on Thursday and it was…
Camp Garcia 