Eat Something Good

Though Steve is half Greek, we haven’t been eating too much greek food lately.  We used to go to a place called Lefteris Gyro (Tarrytown, NY) a lot.  I really love their food and it’s a good value.  Over the years, the prices have gone up a little but not by much and it certainly [...]

When I think about the foods I like, I often find that the food is Italian or uses ingredients used in Italian cooking.  I mean, who doesn’t like the basic pasta dishes like spaghetti and meatballs, fettuccine alfredo, etc…Well, I’m not a huge fan of ravioli but I did cook with it last night.  I’m [...]

It is time to do a product review again for those who don’t cook or hate it.  Sometimes that’s me, yours truly.  I’m making another Italian roast beef for dinner tonight.  We have a guest and he loved it the last time I made it.  I punched up the ingredients and hope that it produces [...]

We had an errand to run last evening and we stopped off for a quick slice of pizza in Yonkers, NY. I’d had the pizza before because Steve wanted me to try it. He thought it was pretty good. But when I had it, it was just okay. Last night, he took [...]

This is officially my traditional (as I’m calling it now though I’ve only made it twice) macaroni and cheese. I think I goofed last night and used sharp cheddar instead of extra sharp cheddar. It was missing a slight tang. Steve noticed and I had to agree with him. He is, [...]

Every Thanksgiving I make some form of macaroni & cheese. I’m never satisfied with how it turns out so I’m on the eternal search for a good recipe that doesn’t necessarily use tons of different cheeses. That’ll rack up the cost for sure. So I felt inspired. I felt inspired by [...]