Shrimp, Avocado, & Spinach Pasta with Mango Vinaigrette
MANGO-LEESSSHHH-CIOUS! Now this is the way to kick off a New Year! John, the boys, and I typically travel south the week after Christmas and spend some time in Naples,...
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How to Add Protein to Pasta (Kid-Approved and Easy!)
Pasta isn’t just food. It’s a feeling. Many of us want to enjoy pasta more often (because it’s amazing). However, we know that the way pasta is traditionally prepared isn’t...
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Pasta Toss with Chicken Sausage, Broccoli, and Tomatoes
It’s less than 10 days away. Can that be? Am I ready? No. Believe me, I’m doing lots of celebrating and having a fabulous time doing so…but not exactly making progress...
Cheesy Beef & Noodle Casserole (Lightened Up!)
Another week of gray skies and cold weather…burrrr! We just want to see a little sunshine please – Santa! Might be an unusual request, but worth asking. These shorter days of daylight...
Quick Holiday Chicken Noodle Soup
We are all coming off a long, huge, just-one-more-bite of my favorite dish weekend of over eating. We all lost control! Excuse me, but I feel totally comfortable speaking of...
Turkey Tetrazzini (for turkey leftovers!)
It’s getting close…but it’s not too late! The thought of Thanksgiving leftovers is still out there and in fact, your turkey for the “big day” is probably still in the...
Kale and Walnut Pesto
Kale, our favorite “headless” wild cabbage, has been hot for a few years now. Everywhere you look there is kale on a menu or some recipe substituting and selling kale...
Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce over Gluten Free Tagliolini
It’s hard not to overdue using this sweet succulent fall vegetable. Don’t let its tough exterior fool you! (PS: I buy it already peeled and diced!) We are still at...
Thanksgiving Turkey Leftover Soup
November. It’s the time of year when food starts to enter into every conversation. We plan to serve the annual traditional dishes, no matter how much everyone likes them :),...
Lemon Shallot Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes
When your girlfriends come over…are you all more “let’s order in salads!” or “pass the spinach dip!” kind of group? May depend on which group of friends are over! 🙂...
Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
A good burger. Sometimes that is just what the doctor orders. I don’t care how fancy a “foodie” you may be…nothing beats a good old fashioned All American hamburger. And...
Butternut Squash & Kale Cannelloni
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Something exciting happened around here last week! Our Italian Inspired Petite Pumpkin Pasta , opens in a new tab(Zucchettes), was featured in the NY Times Dining...
Healthy Beef Ragu with Mint
I love this time of year! Especially now since the past few weeks of endless rainy days have finally stopped. The days now warm up just enough and the nights...
3 Steps to Cooking Perfect Pasta
This is probably one of the most important posts I’ll write. It’s a concept that seems simple and intuitive, “cooking perfect pasta”, but most people don’t get it right and...
Pepperoni Pizza Halloween Pasta
Boo! We are in the midst of the Halloween Night countdown…just a few more weeks to finish sewing those creative and homemade costumes ladies (hahaha if you are me :)) and...
Light Fettuccine Alfredo
It has to be one of America’s all-time favorite ways to eat pasta: Fettuccine Alfredo. Besides the simple combination of butter with Parmesan, it’s usually kids’ first introduction to enjoying...
Lobster Pasta Salad: A Maine Course
Our Lobster Pasta Salad recipe has been a favorite splurge for years, but has now taken on a new perspective and we love it even more now! When John celebrated...