Italian

Holly & Mara’s Day of Fun!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on December 4, 2011

in beef, friends, Italian, travel

The blogging community is an incredibly cool thing. Thanks to my little blog, I’ve been lucky enough to meet some of the most amazing and wonderful people. Some people may think its weird that I met these people <gasp> online and now consider them some of my closest friends. Sometimes, I’ll read a blog and [...]

{ 9 comments }

730 Days

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on November 28, 2011

in Italian, simple recipe

A mere 730 days ago, or two years in normal-people’s counting, I put on a big white dress, got my hair curled, put on turquoise shoes and walked down the aisle to marry the love of my life, best friend, and partner-in-crime. I truly cannot imagine my life without Adam in it, and am grateful [...]

{ 24 comments }

Warning: It’s Ugly

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on October 4, 2011

in Italian, simple recipe, South Beach Diet, vegetables, vegetarian

I generally pride myself on making healthy, delicious, and attractive dishes on this little blog of mine. Most of the time I do a pretty good job, if I say so myself, but today notsomuch. Oh it was healthy. It was delicious. But man oh man was it ugly! I tried so hard too… but [...]

{ 9 comments }

Deep Dishing

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on October 3, 2011

in Baking, Italian, pizza, vegetarian

It’s a rarity when I’ll see a recipe on a blog and promptly make it that day. Usually, I’ll see something complicated on a day I have to work late, or something simple on a day I feel like challenging myself. So, I bookmark and pin things to remember, and then come back to them [...]

{ 12 comments }

Naked

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on September 29, 2011

in Italian, vegetables, vegetarian

Many many months ago, I saw a favorite blogger of mine post a recipe for “naked ravioli”. I was intrigued. I’d never heard of these before, so when I was at a loss for dinner, my mind wandered back to that naughty-sounding dish I’d read about. Gnudi, or “naked ravioli” are essentially ravioli without the [...]

{ 7 comments }

FoodBuzz 24×24: Meal of Munchies

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on September 25, 2011

in Baking, chicken/turkey, dessert, Italian, vegetarian

I’ve always prided myself in being able to throw together a meal with not much more than what was already in my kitchen. Some people consider “staples” to be nothing more than cans of beans, bottled water, and condiments, but I’m of a different school of thought. “Staples” will allow a good meal to be [...]

{ 15 comments }