I know what you’re thinking… vodka?! But not to worry, I haven’t changed my allegiance from red wine [WHEW]. I just figure, you know, vodka sauce = more red wine for you to enjoy. Perfect logic, right? But in all seriousness, you cannot go wrong with classic penne alla vodka. Hearty pasta swimming in a…
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Chicken Mozzarella with a Hearty Tomato Sauce
Are you as excited about this chicken mozzarella as I am? WHEW. So glad to hear it. My most favorite thing about this: the ridiculous texture + CHEESE + SAUCE = goals. And that’s all I have to say about that. Okay, not really. I have a lot more to say. Because I’m basically gushing about…
Taco Salad
My friends, we seriously need to taco bout this [insert photo of everyone laughing at my joke. Pictured: only me.]. Taco salad is my jam. My bread and butter. The yin to my yang. Okay, okay, you get it. And I love this salad for so many reasons. Salty, spicy, crunchy. It’s what salad dreams…
Spaghetti Squash Bolognese
Ya’ll. I know it’s still August, but I’m so overly excited for fall that it’s probably bad form — but I’m totally alright with that. I’m basically over here sitting in a hay field waiting for a tractor full of pumpkins in a chunky scarf and boots, sipping on wine pumpkin-flavored coffee, frolicking in the leaves. Are hay fields…
Parsnip Noodles with Hot Italian Sausage and Broccolini
So the sous chef and I were grocery shopping this past weekend – and he has this thing where he swears I keep the list secretive [I TOTALLY DON’T. I just don’t want soft and mushy cucumbers.], so I delegate where it makes sense. Like onions. Hard to go wrong with onions. Or lemons. He’s…
Spaghetti Squash with a Ricotta and Roasted Tomato Cream Sauce
Heellloooooo! Are you basking in August tomato glory? I sure am… I’ve basically been over here debating whether these gorgeous heirloom tomatoes are just too gosh darn beautiful to eat. I mean, stunners right here. But honestly, they’re even more delicious than they are beautiful, so they kinda didn’t even stand a chance.I absolutely L.O.V.E. going…
Spaghetti Squash Aglio E Olio with Sausage and Kale
My friends, the struggle is real. My heart says pasta, and my diet says wine no. This is one of my favorite lightened up versions of aglio e olio to make. And in my opinion, it’s just. as. satisfying. Is it because there’s three pounds a [very generous] cup of cheese in it? Maybe. And…
Rigatoni Pasta in a Sun Dried Tomato and Basil Cream Sauce
Oh, hi! Fancy seeing you here… when there just happens to be the best ever dreamy pasta recipe… fortuity, I’m sure… Now they say there are pros and cons in every situation, right? So can we just chat about it for a hot second? When it comes to this pasta dish, the pro is pretty…
Tex-Mex Pasta Salad
Frankly, I may be biased – and have a mildly unhealthy addiction to tex-mex food [which, I’m totally okay with, for the record] – but this pasta salad is basically the QUEEN of pasta salads. Because let’s just say that the dressing we tossed this baby in made all my sauce dreams come true. Sauce…
Grilled Hot Italian Sausage, Caramelized Onion, and Pesto Pizza
I’m totally going to redeem myself with this pizza after posting so. many. salads. This was ridiculously delicious, and oh so indulgent. So the sous chef is originally from New Jersey, and whenever we decide to order a pizza, he swears I have a completely unsophisticated pizza palate and like “garbage” pizza. Because, you know, being…