A few weeks ago we all went to a new Italian restaurant/market for dinner. The food was incredible- homemade pasta galore- and Tay was fascinated by all the fresh pasta they had for purchase in the market. While she wanted to buy it all, I told her instead of buying it we would try our … More Homemade Pasta
It’s honestly embarrassing for me to admit I’ve never made a homemade vodka sauce before. It’s so easy- and so fancy (compared to plain old marinara!) I finally took the plunge into making my own sauce and it was awesome! I was browsing my new Real Simple magazine when I came across the pasta recipe. … More Spicy Rigatoni alla Vodka
Hello comfort food! Who doesn’t love potato soup? Honestly – it might be a perfect food. Once you can come up with a good base, the possibilities for add-ins are endless. Want to add cheese – do it! Bacon? Sure, why not! Corn? Living on the wild side!!! I have tried so many potato soup … More Easy Potato Soup
It’s soup season! And while I’m jumping for joy, others in my family don’t believe that soup is a real meal (ahh…Greg!) and aren’t nearly as excited as I am. Since soup is typically out as a dinner option in our house, I decided to make a batch of one of my favorite soups for … More Lemony Lentil Soup
With Thanksgiving later this week, you might be on the look out for a super simple dinner you could throw together that is also pretty enough for a crowd. Am I right? Is this what you are searching for? If so- I have found an amazingly SIMPLE dinner that literally comes together in under 20 … More Skillet Ravioli
I love social media for a number of reasons, but one is for the silent stalking you can do of interesting people without anyone else knowing. No- I swear I’m not a creeper, but there are times that I can pick up so much by just observing! I follow this one woman online who lives … More Barbecue Tofu Bowls
This dinner was so ridiculously good- I’ve been telling everyone I know about it today! Seriously, I am that crazy person who have been showing pictures of my food to random people! I may have just lost my mind… . It all began with rosemary. We grow a lot of rosemary in our yard and … More Apple Cider Salmon
Do you want to know what fall tastes like? It tastes like Butternut Squash Lasagna, of course! Honestly, this is one of my favorite recipes I have made this year – not even joking. Sitting here writing about this most amazing dish is making my mouth water and all I want to do is make … More Butternut Squash Lasagna
To me, soup is a perfect meal. Unfortunately, not everyone in my family feels that way so soup night is few and far between! But, every once in awhile I put up with the complaining and just go ahead with soup – and this Winter Squash Soup was worth all the angst! Smitten Kitchen struck … More Winter Squash Soup
I have this HUGE binder of recipes I have collected over the years, all the way back to when Greg and I were first married. I haven’t used it very much the last few years – it is crazy unorganized- but recently I decided to organize it and rediscover some good eats. As I was … More Italian Meatball Sliders
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