Alisa Peters the Blog

Just in case anyone comes here, I have continued documenting and picturing my culinary adventures, just in a new forum. See http://recipes.a...

So, I know I have no readers except probably my mom. I have been so busy that my husband has been doing most of the cooking for the past few...

After a ridiculous 4-course prix fixe Valentine's dinner at Domaso in Rosslyn, VA, we were ready for lighter fare on actual Valentine...

Crostini is one of those things that's so incredibly easy, but looks and tastes impressive! Perfect for dinner parties, or when you'...

We did make this once last year, and it was so good! We had some left over sausage and fish, and thought we'd give it a try again. Alas,...

My mom gave me Giada De Laurentiis' book Giada's Kitchen New Italian Favorites for Christmas and marked a recipe that she had made ...

While we've made this recipe of Chicken Biryani more than a few times (it's so easy and it only takes one pot!), this is only the s...