Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (Not Bolognese)
Spaghetti with Meat (Not Bolognese) A tribute to my dad Why This Dish Exists This dish lives in the space between my mom and my dad. My mom is a great cook in her own right, but my dad cooked pasta a certain way—intentionally. He kept the pasta and the sauce separate. He let the […]
Grilled Minute Steak with Crispy Yukon Gold Potatoes & Sautéed Mushrooms
Sometimes you just want to eat well without turning dinner into a production. This is one of those plates. A minute steak — an 8-ounce New York strip grilled hot and fast — paired with crispy Yukon gold potatoes and simple mushrooms. It’s the kind of meal I make when time is tight, the fridge isn’t full, […]
Park Bench Plates: Grilled Porterhouse & NY Strip Steak Board
There’s something almost meditative about a steak cooked outside — nothing fancy, nothing forced, just flame, salt, and instinct.This board is the way I reset my mind after long nights in the kitchen. A big porterhouse, a New York strip, a roasted garlic bulb you can squeeze like butter, and a grilled beefsteak tomato that […]