Posts by James Smith

Some nights I open my fridge, stare into it like it personally betrayed me, and think, “Well… guess it’s pasta again.” But here’s the thing. When that pasta turns into 10-minute aglio e...

There’s something about Old World Italian sesame cookies that stops me in my tracks every single time. One whiff of toasted sesame seeds and I’m back in my grandmother’s tiny kitchen, where...

You know that crackly, golden loaf sitting in a basket at a little Italian restaurant? The one you tear into before the pasta even arrives? Yeah. That one. I used to think only bakeries could...

You know that moment when sweet meets spicy and your brain just… pauses? That happened to me the first time I made Calabrian chili and fig jam pizza at home. I expected “interesting.” I got...

You ever open your fridge, stare at a lonely head of cabbage, and think… now what? That was me on a Tuesday night. I wanted something creamy. Something comforting. Something that felt like pasta...

You know that moment when you taste something simple… and it hits harder than a complicated five-hour recipe? That’s exactly how I felt the first time I made authentic nonna’s pomodoro sauce...