I had a really strange experience the first time I made this combination of polenta with cheese and grated cheese in a bowl, not in a tray like my mom taught me. Everything stuck to the spoon, and I...
I wake up again to find the fridge full of leftover cheeses, some ham forgotten in a corner, a couple of mushrooms that I've been keeping for a while "so I don't throw them away," and I panic again...
Let me tell you how it went: the first time I tried to make this "little house," I dropped almost all the eggs on the floor and broke half the toothpicks out of frustration because the ham just...
The first time I tried to make this platter of “snails and mushrooms,” I admit, it didn’t turn out quite as I had imagined. It was right before Children’s Day, and I found myself in a...
I can’t even remember how many times I've wanted something to snack on in the evening, when it's already too late to start cooking a proper dinner, but I’m not in the mood for sandwiches either....
The first time I tried making this cauliflower with eggs and cheese, I was already convinced that I didn't like cauliflower at all. Seriously, I would just stare at it in the fridge and feel guilty...
Let me tell you about this polenta roll, because I wasn't really in the mood to make it the first time. It was Friday night, and I cleared out the fridge to make room for something else, finding some...
I've been thinking about the first time I tried to make a cabbage and onion tart… I came across a huge cabbage from the garden, and I literally had no idea what to do with it, while the red onion...
The first time I made this omelet, I admit, I tried to flip it with the pan. I’m not exactly sure what I did, but half of it ended up on the kitchen counter, while the other half flopped onto the...
The first time I tried to make this combination, I had no idea how much cornmeal to add, and I kept stirring, panicking, worried it would turn into concrete instead of polenta. I looked in the pot;...
Man, I will never forget the first time I tried to make this zucchini "pie." I saw a picture of something very airy and yellow, almost like a soufflé, and I thought it would definitely work at my...
Once, right in that week when I suddenly craved smoked fish, I thought I was going to ruin everything. I was sure I had left the potatoes on the stove and could already picture myself scrubbing the...