Geez, I didn't realize I was in such a starch craze. Might trim off a few pounds if I start focusing on greens instead! Why the starch-fest? Well, 1. it is part of my culinary repertoire that I still want to master, and 2. it is cost-effective to make your own [bread, focaccia, pizza]. Therefore: starch-forays in the past two months:

1. Focaccia 2. Pasta dough 3. Polenta (and leftover polenta) 4. No-knead bread (lives in my fridge---I make a small loaf as needed!) 5. Pizza dough 6. Risotto

Oh and reason number 3: I am living in Italy. And what better place to focus on all the yummy breads, pastas, risottos, pizzas... you get the idea. Of course I am having a starch-fest!

Since we are on the topic... I even went so far as to upgrade my blog's categories a bit and gave 'starch' its very own door. If you walk through, you will also find a few family favorites:

1. Potatoes Anna (my boys have been begging me to make this again soon) 2. Leftover Bread 3. Potato Fennel Gratin (OMG yum) 4. Make ahead, guest-worthy Mac & Cheese

Since I am still unrelentingly on the topic: anybody have a great recipe for croissants? Crepes? Gnocchi? Pilaf?