For the past week or so, I’ve been seeing the ingredient bouquet garni in tons of recipes. I’ve never heard of this ingredient before, and unless it’s a flower, I’m not too sure why it’s in a bouquet. My initial gut reaction was that it was a bunch of herbs or spices or vegetables. Yep, I had three reactions, and I wasn’t sure which one to take. Confused about this ingredient too? I’ll be doing some detective work to discover exactly what a bouquet garni is!
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What’s not to love about pizza? Oven-baked bread covered with creamy tomato sauce and topped with fresh mozzarella cheese. Just thinking about it, makes my stomach grumble. This food is a hit with most Americans, and rightly so. You can pretty much put anything you want on a pizza and eat it however you choose. Meat, vegetables, seafood; it all belongs on a pizza. In America, there are many regional forms of pizza, and I’ll eat them all.
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I’m excited to report about a very successful dinner I made in honor of Presto Pasta Nights! It’s quite simple actually, but I think you might enjoy it as much as I did. All it is is pasta with a makeshift sauce made out of vegetables. You can’t get more quick and easy than that!

But knowing me, there will always be some mishap along the way, so come follow along…

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