emily’s carbonara

emma's carbonara recipe | nomad with cookies

It’s time to tell you about my friend Emily. I met Emily the summer before 8th grade. I didn’t like her on sight. In fact, the word “nemesis” was tossed around. I’m going to be upfront with you and admit there was no acceptable reason for my staunch disapproval. She WAS from Houston. If that […]

sun-drenched pasta salad

Sun drenched pasta salad with dill vinaigrette

I'm not ready for scarves and crockpots.  I didn't get the memo that summer was over. Just yesterday I was flopping around in the sea like a manatee, coated in Coppertone with the Mediterraean sun beating down on my face. Well, not YESTERDAY, but fairly recently. And, dammit, I wasn't done yet.  I can't remember the […]

red sauce pizza

I have been on a long, arduous mission. A mission to find the perfect red sauce. When I was a little girl, and a teenager then a college student, there was an Italian (a term I use loosely) restaurant in my hometown that I adored for their lasagna. It wasn't a fancy place. It wasn't […]