Learning to cook together
Get ready for some stirring. The real trick for how to make risotto is all about constantly stirring things around. As long as you have the time to dedicate to standing in front of the stove with little distraction, it is a simple recipe. So get out a nice […]
Growing up, I did not really like pasta salad. I think it is mostly because I didn’t realize there was variety to it. In my mind, I pictured some bland pasta with black olives (bleh) and hardly any other fixings. Not so with this loaded pesto pasta salad recipe. […]
This recipe for fried potato and onion strings comes from a restaurant at Universal Studios Orlando. My wife and I love the Universal theme parks in Orlando. Their theme-ing is on point. The rides are intense. Harry Potter world. What is not to love? Though we’ve never lived in […]
As far as I can remember, this oven-roasted asparagus recipe came about when we went to the pantry and fridge to make some food. We didn’t necessarily have a plan. Stand and look at the pantry for 5 minutes. Stand with the fridge door open for 5 minutes. Repeat […]
I did not really know what the classic dinner rolls looked like for a while. Because we always had these rolls my mom would make that are kind of tied knots of dough. Almost like a combo dinner roll and garlic knot. Minus the garlic. But this is definitely […]
Happy New Year! I figured I should start the year off healthy with some vegetables. But plain vegetables aren’t always my thing, so let’s spice them up a bit with these sugar snap peas. Whenever I am given the option to choose a vegetable with dinner, I go with […]
I am, admittedly, not the best at getting enough vegetables. I even bought a book called Vegetable Literacy to try and help me out. It goes very in-depth on vegetables, breaking them into families and how they are related and can be used together along with a heap of […]
Cook macaroni. Add cheese. Eat. Ok, it is a little more complicated than that, but not by much. Though straight cheese on noodles does sound delicious. (mental note for future recipe ideas…) But this recipe starts off with a roux, then becomes a béchamel to which we add shredded […]
I’m Marc Peterson and I once cooked a meal that made a close friend state ‘that was pretty good.’ So I took that glowing review and ran with it and now I'm a full-time food blogger. Follow along with me on my journey to master chef as I learn new techniques, skills, and recipes.
