I listened to tales of “unbelievably good” Italian Beef (Portillo’s, Al’s) from my Chicago-born husband, Chef Dan, for Years… but, as a New Yorker, (a polite one), I smiled sweetly, but internally rolled my eyes, thinking: “roast beef with a spicy sauce- what’s the big deal?”, and chalked it up Read more…
I don’t post my “foodie” stuff unless they’re really delish, (the disasters remain between me & the trash can, LOL), and this IS DELICIOUS! Chef Dan and I have made “New Haven-Style Clam Pizzas” before- (Chef Dan makes them from scratch- I am the Jus-Rol Carb Queen, LOL), as well Read more…
Truffles and I are kind of an old love story. I first enjoyed them when I lived in Italy, eons ago, usually grated on top of pasta, but I didn’t get to have them very often. Truffles are very “earthy” and aromatic, and somewhat of an acquired taste, but I Read more…
The other night I created a really delish (and Super lemon-y!) Lemon Cheese-Cream Pasta dish, and as it is an Original Elisse Recipe, I am writing it up here! There are lots of recipes for “Pasta al Limone” online, but this is THE most lemony pasta dish Ever! My motto Read more…
I’ve been on a pizza-making kick, as of late, and my previous post: https://southernwestvirginia.org/?p=1427 was essentially a love-song to Jus-Roll “Round & Thin” Pizza Dough, which we recently discovered, and which rocked our foodie world and saved us from Pizza Hut for life! This post is a bit of a Read more…
Dan and I have lived in McDowell County, West Virginia for 20 years, but I am from NYC, and lived in Italy, and so I kinda love good pizza… to the point where I sometimes literally dream about Pintaille’s, a long-gone pizzeria in Manhattan, near where I used to live Read more…