Seasonal Recipe: Asparagus Macaroni & Cheese

Asparagus Mac & Cheese

I couldn’t resist taking this classic family favorite recipe and incorporating some serious spring vegetable flavor.  I knew it would be another great way to include asparagus in my son’s diet, while still creating a dish that everyone in the family would love. I am not shy about my love of cheese and nothing gets [...]

Spaghetti with Kale Walnut Pesto and Sausage

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In honor of my Irish heritage and fellow O-postrophes, I am dedicating the month of March to being green!  While for some that might mean your fair share of green beer or a shamrock or two, in my little food blog world it means paying homage to the modest green vegetable.  All this month I’ll [...]

Seasonal Recipes: Pumpkin Pasta with Goat Cheese

Pumpkin & Goat Cheese Pasta

Today is your lucky day.  I am sharing two recipes for the price of one.  I know, I know, I am such a wild and crazy food blogger.  Hopefully you can contain your excitement long enough to keep reading. For those of you who’ve been paying attention the past few weeks, my love of seasonal [...]

Fresh Pasta

Fresh Pasta

Every time I go to make fresh pasta, it goes a little something like this: About 10 minutes into the rolling out of the dough: “Grr, why did I think this was a good idea??” As I lay out the pasta to dry or fill if making raviolis: “Seriously? What was I thinking? <Proceed to [...]

Seasonal Recipe: Zucchini Lasagna

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As the self-proclaimed cheese lover that I am, it should come as no surprise that I absolutely enjoy a good lasagna.  What’s not to love?  They usually feature at least two to three types of cheese layered between delicious pasta and bubbling tomato sauce.  But turns out they are also a wonderful way to incorporate [...]

Fresh Food Recipe Makeover: Chicken Noodle Casserole

Chicken Noodle Casserole

It seems finding a recipe fit more a fresh food makeover is as simple as doing a Google search for casserole.  I honestly have no idea why cans of soup become the go to ingredient for simple meals.  Especially when creating your own sauce involves ingredients we almost all have on hand and takes little [...]

Fresh Food Recipe Makeover: Pasta with Broccoli and Sausage

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In most cases, a fresh food recipe makeover is really a makeunder, and today’s recipe is the perfect example. I love the simplicity of pasta mixed with fresh vegetables, and the star in this recipe is truly the broccoli. I did away with the creamy broccoli and cheese sauce, and chose to create a tasty [...]

Dutch Oven Pasta and Sausage

Why didn’t I think of this sooner?  I’ve been cooking complete dinners in my Dutch oven for the past couple of months and not once did I think of cooking pasta in it.  I mean honestly, what was I thinking?  Thankfully I have seen the err of my ways and did a quick course correction [...]

Lasagna Soup

I did it!  I successfully created a complete dinner using only one pan!  It only took me a couple of weeks, but I finally conquered my own challenge.  Now I have it done so it can only get better from here. I adore lasagna.  It usually contains cheese, vegetables, and pasta, what’s not to love?  [...]

Creamy Cajun Shrimp Linguine

I think I need to rename this month’s theme to complete dinners, because I keep using two pans. I’m not trying to cheat I promise, it just keeps happening. Even with two pans in play, the end result is a complete meal that comes together in less than 20 minutes, so I think you may [...]