Hopefully my daughters aren’t reading this because we wanted to surprise them but it’s okay if they do. Marlo and I were wanting to do more homemade gifts this year but he works as a UPS driver so you can imagine the season is a bit busy lol. I have an old pasta rolling machine…
Pasta
Mediterranean Pasta Salad
I’ve made this Mediterranean pasta salad several times. I found I like it better the day after it’s made so I try to make it ahead, if not the day before then the morning of whenever I’m serving it. The original recipe from Simply Salads (Amazon link) called for arugula but the last time I…
Pasta with Broccolini, Pancetta and Lemon Cream Sauce
I love broccolini and broccoli rabe, with pasta and sausage, on pizza, roasted as a side dish–pretty much anyway I’ve had it! This Pasta with Broccolini, Pancetta and Lemon Cream Sauce might be my new favorite. I used to think broccolini and broccoli rabe were closely related but this explains that broccolini is a cross…
Chrissy’s Macaroni and Cheese
This macaroni and cheese from Chrissy Teigen’s book Cravings just shot its way to the top of our favorite macaroni and cheese recipes. For large potlucks, we like this crockpot macaroni and cheese. And I love this butterless macaroni and cheese from Lidia Bastianich. And I’ve got a few more on the site that I…
Penne with Brussels Sprouts
I had some Brussels sprouts left over from the holidays that needed using up but I felt like doing something other than just roasting them. I thumbed through a few cookbooks and saw a recipe in Melissa Clark’s Dinner, a fun cookbook for playing around on weeknights, that caught my eye. Penne & Brussels Sprouts…