Diplomatico is a no-bake dessert, which makes it vanlife-friendly, but it is not a simple recipe. You’ll need an electric mixer and a bit of focus to pull this off. It may blow your mind that a mediocre walmart pound cake can be dressed up …
Vodka sauce, at its base, is a tomato and cream sauce laced with a bit of red pepper and a splash of vodka. These days it is more of an Italian-American dish than proper Italian, though it did originate in the old country. That origin …
This recipe is mostly about the sauce. It is a riff on an Italian classic, the agrodolce. If you have a bit of training in romance languages, you can probably pull apart that name and tell that agrodolce is a sweet and sour sauce. Traditionally, agrodolce is made by reducing vinegar and sugar to make something sticky, sweet, and tangy. Here we use limoncello to replace those ingredients, making this a quick and delicious meal. Continue reading Limoncello Agrodolce Cod
This recipe is adapted from a dish served at our favorite Italian restaurant in Boulder, which is no longer in operation, Via Perla. When they were still open, they had the best happy hour deal in town: a bottle of wine and an appetizer for …
In the previous post on traditional spaghetti carbonara (which can be found here) I said just about everything I have to say about the dish and its origins, so this post will be a bit more personal. When I was first learning to cook, I …
Spaghetti Carbonara is one of those dishes that I could eat twice, maybe three times a week without ever getting tired of it. It is just always that good.
If you have never had it before, spaghetti carbonara is a dish made with pasta, cured pork, cheese, and eggs. The raw eggs and cheese are combined with a bit of pasta water to create a silky smooth and absolutely delicious sauce. Continue reading Spaghetti Carbonara
Chicken Piccata is a dish in both Italian and Italian-American cuisine, though its exact origins remain unclear. The term piccata actually refers to a method of preparation rather than a dish itself. Chicken piccata is the more common dish in the US and refers to …
Welcome to the beginning of The Buslife Kitchen! I have been working on this project since we finished construction of the bus, trying to get a head start on content. I have developed some really delicious recipes that I am excited to share with you, …
The cookware that we carry in our bus is likely quite a bit more than many other modern nomads, but if you can find the space for all of it, you can make every meal that you will find on this website. We have champagne tastes on a buslife budget, and with the equipment listed below, you can produce some truly epic grub without breaking the bank. Continue reading Our Kitchen
When I think of a healthy side dish to put on the table, the first thing that always pops into my head is a bowl of cooked greens. Cooking down a giant pot of greens lets you take in a huge quantity of nutrients from …