You don’t have to be gay to love rainbows! Try my colorful veggie kabobs to be sure you get all your vitamins in! Mix in chicken breast or skirt steak for a quick and easy meal. Prep ahead of time … Read more
food
Easy & Healthy Entertaining
Homemade kale chips, grapes, local cheese from the farmer’s market and gourmet BBQ peanuts! Don’t forget the craft beer!
Chef Peanut’s Baked Kale Chips
Ingredients:
1 bunch of kale (washed & dried very well)
1-2 T. of good quality extra … Read more
In Season Produce this Spring
Choose recipes that contain produce of the season! As the air becomes fragrant with warmth and vegetation in April, May, and early June, I like to think green. Some of my favorite choices include:
asparagus
spring peas
artichokes
zucchini
lettuce… Read more
weekend self-control
Your health goals will not be met if you let your weekends go to hell. While I believe that a bit of indulgence and having fun is of the utmost importance, you can still enjoy foods and have drinks while … Read more
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… Why Italians Are Skinnier Than Americans
When I first arrived to Northern Italy, one of the first things I noticed is that nobody is really fat. But with all the pasta & delicious cuisine they have, HOW COULD THIS BE? Their eating habits are different than … Read more
chef peanut’s hand made pasta
Peanut is making Pasta while attempting to do her best at speaking Italian (it’s been a few months since Italy, but she’s still got it!) Hand made ravioli is on the menu today! Delizioso!
PEANUT’S EGG PASTA (3 lbs.)
Ingredients:… Read more
life lessons learned in italian culinary school
LA ESPERIENZA experience
If there was ever a time that I thought I was “the shit” in the kitchen at my school or while on my internship, it was often quickly repressed by a complete and absolute failure on my … Read more
lobster ravioli
This was some FIGOfood at it’s best on Sunday night — fresh lobster ravioli from the piedmont ravioli co. with just a light garlic butter sauce and freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano of course. I paired the eats with a good … Read more
soho saturday brunch
Love me a good Soho Saturday. My best girls and old roomies, Bridget Kristin & I got our swell on at David Barton Gym Astor place, then headed further downtown to a new brunch spot, Papazul. A sweet & spicy … Read more
