Is it just me, or does everything sound better in French? My favorite magazine, Cooking Light, had Penne with Zucchini Pistou in this month’s issue, and with a few tweaks, it’s what’s for dinner tonight. I already know this dish rocks; my friend Shannon made it for me last week. Tonight I’m trying it with […]
Author: Lisa Dearen
Loving la vida leftover
Buried deep in the lore of male-female relations lies a legend, one that makes home chefs everywhere shudder in fear, shake their heads in disbelief and mutter inappropriately with great regularity. Tis the legend of he who hates leftovers. The first time I heard of such a creature, I felt that surely I was hearing […]
Almond Rosemary Rotini
Almond rosemary rotini. Those three words may not say “love at first sight,” but this recipe is always going to be a family favorite. When my husband and I were first dating, he made meals from elaborate to simple, but he always cooked with passion. Almond Rosemary Rotini, an earthy, woodsy dish, inspired by the […]
Welcome to The Gonzo Gourmet!
Hi, I’m Lisa! I started this blog as a way to travel through food. Oh, and because I’ve got nearly 200 cookbooks and a bazillion recipes that I’ve collected over the years from newspapers, magazines, memoirs, food packages, Williams-Sonoma catalogs…you get the idea. Yet I still make the same thing, week after week. Join me […]