Writings By Vinni

What foods would you like to make?

Ooh, this is a loaded prompt!  I love to cook and  bake.  I’m often exerimenting with new recipes and my husband loves to be the official taste tester.  I love making my favorite  pasta dishes.  Traditional spaghetti, lasagna, baked ziti and others.  I switch between frozen meatballs and making my own.  I enjoy making my own homemade sauce too.  Hubby loves the homemade sauce  and meatballs.  He gets excited  when he sees me prepping to either of them.  I am Italian and grew  up with these comfort food dishes. 

I also enjoy making casseroles and other dishes  that are easy to freeze for a later time.  I even make egg  bites or other breakfast casseroles to freeze for that quick breakfast during our work week.  In the summer time, hubby loves to grill.  While he is grilling, I’m making the sides to go with his grilled meats. 

For baking, I have  done it all and love the smell of fresh baked breads, cookies, cakes, and more.  Those are easy enough to add to our lunches for the work week too! 

However, today, I am still experimenting with new recipes to meet our dietary restrictions.  My husbnd is on a low sodium diet and I am on a low carb diet.  I’ve been learning to make swaps of ingredients  to combat  this challenge with suprising results!  There hasn’t been a dish that  my husband doesn’t like.  I also have all the possible kitchen gadgets and I do use them all.  I call myself the kitchen gadget whore.  What I have learned over the years, is how to cook with love.  I have a husband that appreciates my efforts.  When my kitchen is filled with my family, I love  to dote on them with my culinary skills. They also appreciate my efforts.  Excuse me, I believe my oven is calling me to make some cupcakes!