This is one of our favorites here at Casa Post Grad.  Sometimes you just have a craving for a classic. Ingredients 1 ball pizza dough (we use the recipe from Annie’s Eats) 1 can crush tomatoes 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1/2 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp olive oil Italian seasoning salt and pepper to taste 2 tomatoes thinly sliced fresh mozzarella (you can either get a pack of shredded or slice up a ball) basil   Directions Preheat oven to 500. I know.  It’s crazy hot, but that’s what you … Read entire article »

Full credit for this delicious recipe goes entirely to Mountain Mama Cooks and as usual when I cook something of someone else’s, I’m going to force you to go on over to her blog post to get the recipe. This last weekend, we’d hosted a big dinner with several friends while the Mister’s sister was in town.  I love love love making big dinners, but unfortunately we always end up with a ton of odds and ends leftovers. … Read entire article »

I’ve never been very good about perusing the “sale meat” at the grocery store.  I’m a list maker and tend to just buy what I need regardless of the price.  For some people, the concept kinds of grosses them out.  If it’s on sale, then it’s clearly not fresh – ok, probably true. But, grocery stores often mark down certain cuts of meat when there’s just surplus or perhaps some leftover from other customers that … Read entire article »

Hey all! Hope you’re having a fantastic Friday!  I have a special post today for my Food Friday series.  One of my best girlfriends and fellow blogger, Katie, recently posted a FANTASTIC recipe for Maple Glazed Salmon with Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto that I just had to share with you all.  I was sold at the title and immediately sent the link to the Mister. After a long day of work earlier this week, he made … Read entire article »

Back before I met the mister, my idea of making pasta sauce was opening up a jar of Prego, pouring some into a bowl, placing a paper towel on top (ya know… to avoid the splattering), and popping it in the microwave for a minute or so.  No lie.  And hey, if you do that too, no shame.  We don’t always have time to make fresh pasta sauce and with all the different flavors store … Read entire article »