Spaghetti with Crab & Fresh Cherry Tomato Sauce
Hello friends! Another Friday is upon us! Can you believe we are under the two week mark for 4th of July?? WHAT IS HAPPENING?? I think if we went and counted the amount of times I have said that exact...
View ArticlePasta Primavera – Cooking with What’s Fresh at Your Farmers’ Market
Hello friends! Since graduating just over a month ago, I moved to a little town right outside New Brunswick called Highland Park. Aside from it’s adorable charm and short commute to NJ Transit, it also...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Cooking Light’s Microwave Risotto
Hello friends! How have you been dealing with the weather? Is it hot enough to fry eggs on the pavement near you? I honestly think we could do so here in NJ but to be honest…. who would ever eat an egg...
View ArticlePolenta with Roasted Asparagus, Tomatoes, and Mushrooms
Hello friends! So now that I am back to blogging, I am also back to my goal of becoming a well-adjusted adult learning to cook awesome stuff. As such, I came up with a bunch of cool “lessons” to teach...
View ArticleBreakfast Polenta with Chorizo and Queso Fresco
Hello friends! It’s time for more polenta! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE… You may be a little shocked at that sound of excitement; last week I tried out Mark Bittman’s Classic Polenta with some fantastic roasted...
View ArticleEggplant Parmesan Polenta
Hello friends! And so, with the end of the week, comes the end of my trials and tribulations with polenta. I have fought valiantly and courageously with this beast of a grain, and now I have to come...
View ArticleFrench Onion Mac and Cheese
Hello friends! The weather has finally shaped up and it looks like Fall is just around the corner. Leaves turning just a smidge of orange, a crisp chill to the breeze, and Pumpkin-everything on the...
View ArticleChicken Pot Pie Gnocchi
Hello friends! Can you believe October will be here TOMORROW?! Halloween will be happening! Then Thanksgiving! THEN CHRISTMAS! Woah. Getting ahead of myself there. Probably should put Elf back in the...
View ArticleBaked Pumpkin Alfredo
Hello friends! … … I don’t even know what to say. Should I be sorry that there is another pumpkin related recipe popping up here on the blog? Should I be ashamed? Is there a Pumpkin Lovers’ Anonymous I...
View ArticleSpinach-Bacon Stuffed Shells
Hello friends! So I have to tell you, I thought I would be sharing about three recipes for stuffed shells. This was one of those recipes that I thought I’d test a couple times; stuffed shells sounded...
View ArticlePenne with Five Cheeses
Oh hello there friends! It’s been ages since I spoke to you! Or at least it feels that way. I had it all planned out, trust me I did…. But then I went to Florida and the sun sort of addled my brain....
View ArticleFarmers’ Market Pasta Salad
Hello friends! Tomorrow, I start teaching. I’m still having a tough time wrapping my brain around that. It’s only for a few weeks for a summer program, but still…. I am teaching tenth graders about...
View ArticleFear No Food: Homemade Sausage and Peppers Gnocchi
Hello friends! For today’s Fear No Food post, I thought we’d get right down to the main event: homemade gnocchi. The closest I’ve ever come to homemade gnocchi would have to be that post I did on...
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