Pretty Much a Chef

Flip Cake

I love hosting dinner parties – 1 guest, 5 guests, 20 guests….the more the merrier. There’s something so exciting about planning a menu, cleaning the house, preparing the table…my husband might tell you differently but in those moments of chaos while getting ready for a party I am really happy and pumped up. A couple…

Seared Scallops

Seared Scallops are basically little balls of candy. Anything that delicious that you can just pop in your mouth is dangerous. I love serving Seared Scallops along with Mushroom Risotto. This meal is decadent and looks like you got it from a 5-star restaurant. The first thing you have to do is purchase your scallops….

Basic Pancake Batter

This pancake batter is made with your basic pantry items and is extremely easy to customize. You start this batter off by whisking together 1 &1/2 cups all purpose flour, 3 & 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, and 1 Tbsp white granulated sugar. To your dry mixture add 1 & 1/4 cups milk,…

Sauteed Eggplant and Tomatoes

This delicious and deliciously quick sauce is the perfect addition to any pasta. You can even eat it as a side dish to your favorite steak or barbecue chicken. What You Need 1 medium eggplant 4 cups of grape or cherry Tomatoes 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Kosher salt – to taste Pepper –…

Mushroom Risotto

If you watch cooking shows as religiously as I do you’ve seen a professional chef, sweat running down their face, frantically tasting their food, and telling the camera that their risotto won’t be fully cooked in time for judging. For a long time these chefs made me scared to make risotto. “If the professional chef…

Pasta Dough

When my husband and I registered for our wedding we both agreed that we needed a pasta maker. Did it matter that I’d never made homemade pasta before? – No! Was I nervous that my Italian cooking wouldn’t live up to the dishes that my husband grew up eating? – Yes! But that wasn’t going…