Archive for the ‘Foodology’ Category
Okay, I will admit that we have only been subscribing to Sunset Magazine for a mere two months and yet I am already in love. Usually it takes much longer than that, just ask my husband. But, each issue is jam packed with amazing adventures that I want to have, delectable recipes that I need to cook and [...]
I have significant memories of my grandmother combing the hills of our backyard plucking snails hidden within the ice plants. She would then plop them into boiling water, smother them in garlic and serve them up to us youngins as if they were a box Mac & Cheese. This didn't fly with me and I would NEVER partake [...]
While in the process of creating some fancy smancy cocktails to add to the Sugo beverage repetoire, I was also able to accomplish a goal off my neverending Bucket List. Two birds. One Stone. Priceless. LEMON-BASIL FIZZ1/2 Cup Prosecco 1/4 Cup Lemon Sorbet 1 oz Coconut Rum 1/4 Cup Fresh Raspberries 1/2 Cup Ice 1 Large Basil [...]
MZJVMYPXMBF2 Homemade meatballs are a dinner staple amongst most of my Italian relatives. You don’t even want to try to serve us marinara pasta without them; forks will fly. It was one of the first things my grandmother ever taught me how to prepare and to this day Sugo Trattoria still uses the same recipe. Though, I have always loved those beefy balls, life is [...]
In 2008 Sugo Trattoria completed in the Great Chili Cookoff and, now, in 2011 owner Peter will be judging it. Judging a food competition was never on my Bucket List of things to do…until now. Did you sense a little envy in that sentence, because my face is a pale shade of green. You see, the folks over at [...]
Pronunciation can be tricky and many of us can go our whole lives mispronouncing basic words. You probably have encountered some “foodie” who is still asking their server for a knee-coise salad and a glass of pee-not nor. Maybe it’s even you! Sometimes, the mispronunciation is so much more common than the correct version, like in the case of [...]
Buying whole grain mustard is expensive, a dinky jar will cost you 5 bucks and last about 5 minutes. So, Chef Peter had the innovative idea of making our own, something I had never thought of. Surprisingly, I had never seen a cooking show on how to make mustard, which made me wonder if it was so complicated that [...]
