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…
Pasta
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…
Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce
We had our 23rd annual Gingerbread House Day on Sunday. I always cook something in the crockpot so that lunch is ready as we are winding down from the decorating. Most of us have nibbled on candy and are craving a good meal. I often make crockpot spaghetti sauce.
Pasta with Beet Greens
When I was at the farmer’s market the other day, the lady in front of me was buying beets, as was I. But as her items were being bagged, she asked the farmer to cut off the beet greens! The farmer stuffed them in a bag that already had several bunches of beet greens in…