Singapore noodles is the perfect quick and delicious meal to clear your fridge out of all those veggies and proteins you don’t know what to do with!
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Three Cheese Corn Cappelletti with Pancetta
Three Cheese Corn Cappelletti with Pancetta. I show you two ways to make it: one all from scratch, and one in 30 minutes!
Ultimate Macaroni Salad – Amish style with eggs and cheese
There are a few things that you just can not buy. I was walking around, trying to pick out some easy sides for a BBQ last Saturday, trying to make life easier by not making everything from scratch. I picked up the macaroni salad (it was basically fluorescent orange), I looked at the tiny little…
Easy Baked Penne – Lasagna Style
Ever feel like a lasagna, but not all the time it takes. Or really, just how “warm” it feels. I could just be a weirdo here, but to me, lasagna is for cold winter nights, when it’s snowy outside and the last thing you want to do is open a door and let any of…
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
This is one of my favorite recipes to make. It’s really quick to pull together, and I always have everything on hand in the fridge and pantry, making it great for my #EffortlessApril. I’ve already got it up on the blog here, with step by step photos, because when I only had two kids I seemed…
Bolognese Meat Sauce
Ok, I’ve watched a look of cooking shows, and read even more cookbooks. I always hear about Bolognese, real Bolognese, this magical meat sauce that’s simmered all day until it because a sweet, rich, “gravy” that just can not be beat. With a husband that loves his jar of Ragu, and hates any form of…
Cajun Style Shrimp Pasta
The is one of my go-to dinners right now, because it’s super fast and easy, and tastes really (REALLY) good. It’s a lot like the Cajun chicken pasta that you can get at Chili’s, and if you wanted to use chicken instead of shrimp, go for it. I’ve put the spice level at about a…
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Pasta, pancetta, garlic, Italian cheeses, and white wine. Let’s call this STOP PAYING A TON OF MONEY TO GO OUT FOR GOOD PASTA! And forget about good pasta, we’re making great pasta. Great pasta dishes start with great pasta though. I often make my own, but spaghetti and I don’t get along that well fresh….
Sweet Sausage, Pancetta, and Fennel Pasta
I wanted something different for a change, and I wanted to finally try out cooking with fennel. On top of those two things, with Oliver still being sick and taking some medicine that’s pretty harsh on his stomach, I needed to make something that he would eat a lot of. It seems like a pretty…
Shrimp and Penne Rosé Bake
This one is a fantastic blend of garlicky shrimp with a bit of kick, flavorful tomatoes, and a hit of cream. Did I forget to mention cheese? Oh yeah, there’s some of that too. Seriously, I couldn’t go wrong last night. See, I really just winged it. In the morning I opened the door to…
Rice and Pasta Pilaf
Now, first off, the recipe is supposed to be made with Orzo pasta, but for the life of me I couldn’t find it in any of the four grocery stores available to me up here. I’ll have to head to the city one day and stock up. That said, it’s still absolutely delicious made with…
Stuffed Shells
I’ve been making these for a long time, but have finally tweaked them to the point that Bo both and I love them. Please understand that this is quite the feat, especially in a cheesy dish. A second great thing about this, the recipe is big enough to make 8 servings, which means that I…
Roasted Butternut Squash Ravioli
I decided that I had to make this at home because I never get to order it out any more. When I was working, my boss used to take us out to Milestones for work lunches once in a while, and I would always order the butternut squash ravioli. The problem with not working is…
Roma Tomato Pasta Sauce
Here’s a really quick and easy pasta sauce to make. Ok, so it might not be THAT quick, but it is pretty easy. I’m a little light on photos. Aunt Jen, Uncle Alex and Baki came over for a visit and I was already a horrible host by spending the whole afternoon, save a quick…
Super Quick Carbonara
So, here’s one of those left-over meals that I alluded to earlier. I used a bunch of the ingredients from my Pasta à la Vodka to whip up lunch the next day for Oliver and I (the fresh pasta and pancetta). This is so, SO good! Oh yeah, it only takes about 5 minutes to make…
Creamy Pasta à la Vodka
Now, I’ll admit right off the bat that I think this recipe still needs a bit of tweaking. Bo and I thought it was just too acidic tasting and could use a bit more body. I’m thinking that really cooking some tomato paste with the onions might help a little bit, but I haven’t tried…
