Jul 10, 2015 | Dinner, Lunch, Quick and Easy, Recipes, Salads
This crowd-pleasing salad is a fun twist on the classic sandwich. The creamy avocado, salty bacon, and bowtie pasta appeals to both kids and adults alike.
May 26, 2015 | Food, Quick and Easy
Stock up on these 6 pantry staples and the next time you're in a pinch for a meal, you'll have the perfect ingredients to make a super quick, delicious meal.
Feb 10, 2015 | Dinner, Healthy, Quick and Easy, Recipes
If you’ve ever had dinner at my house, you’ve probably had this dish. It is hands down, without a doubt, my all-time favorite pasta dish. The flavors are big and bold and the sauce is ready in the time it takes the pasta to cook, making it a go-to weeknight meal for me. I keep most of these ingredients on hand at all times so I can throw this dish together anytime the mood strikes…which is often. I would love to take credit for this recipe but the credit goes to chef Art Smith. My dear friend Kim gave me his cookbook, Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family, for Christmas way back in 2002. I was a recent college grad with a burgeoning interest in all things culinary and I quickly devoured the contents of this beautiful, heartfelt cookbook with this recipe finding a top spot on my regular cooking rotation. Five years later I decided to pursue a culinary career and found myself teaching cooking classes for Common Threads, a non-profit organization founded by….Art Smith. Talk about full circle. I’ve been making this dish for 12 years (HOW?!) and last year when I started dating my now boyfriend, it was the first thing I cooked for him. He grew up with an Italian mother and grandmother so when it got his seal of approval I knew it was blog-worthy. Most of the recipes you’ll find on this website are original recipes written and developed by me, but occasionally I will post other people’s recipes that are too good not to share. Always with...
Jul 1, 2014 | Dinner, Healthy, Lunch, Recipes, Vegetables
A fabulous summer veggie pasta recipe to use with all of your garden vegetables - can be served warm or chilled. Yum!
