As the site ages, I’m attempting to go through and update/retest some of the recipes I believe should have some staying power. These are the recipes I’ve love. This olive pesto pasta came about as a fluke, a dinner desperation. Ever since then, this pasta has become a staple, primarily for how easy and quick…
Pasta
Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese with Spinach
During the winter months, we eat a lot more pasta. It’s not always the healthiest but I love finding ways to add more vegetables to each dish without overloading. This sweet potato mac and cheese was one of my first experiments that has been made for years. The sweet potato helps to create a beautiful,…
Ricotta Stuffed Shells with Roasted Tomato Sauce
A great stuffed pasta dish!
Spring Pasta with Shaved Asparagus
Simple spring ingredients brought together for a delicious pasta dish.
Brussels Sprout Pasta with Lemon Cream Sauce
We don’t make a huge to-do about Thanksgiving in our house. Since moving to California, it’s been a small, casual affair. I make up a few traditional side dishes/pies and M’s nephew comes over. Each year, I also create a new vegetarian main. It started with quiche and has since spanned from this Brussels sprout…
Homemade Whole Wheat Pasta
Homemade pasta is so much better than dried!
Stove Top Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
I am not a meticulous person. I’m moving too fast, have too much on my mind, or just too many ideas swirling around. My attention to detail is mediocre at best and I’m okay with stopping at things that are good enough. With recipes, I know many could be even better if I took a…
Sweet Corn Pasta with Goat Cheese
Every season I gravitate towards one item. Some summers it’s been zucchini while others it’s tomatoes. This year, I’ve been a sweet corn fiend. Sweet corn has been my go-to salad topping, filler for grain bowls and now this sweet corn pasta. I love using soft cheeses as a cheater way to make a sauce….
Chipotle Cilantro Pesto Black Bean Summer Pasta
| Disclosure: This recipe was created for Ancient Harvest. See below for more details. | One of the things I love most about cooking vegetarian is the color. It is almost impossible to create a dish that isn’t appealing (beyond a few beige items, but even then a few fresh herbs can help!) I sometimes create…
Mediterranean Einkorn Pasta
It’s Sunday which means sharing another cookbook that I’ve had the pleasure of cooking from quite few times (and a cookbook from a couple that I’ve been lucky to hang out with in person.) I’ve known Tim and Shanna (Food Loves Writing) for a few years now and I always make time to read their…
Broccoli-Almond Pesto Pasta
I am a notorious ‘buy vegetables and forget about them in the refrigerator drawer’ kind of person. If I don’t go into the grocery store/farmers’ market with a shopping list, it ends poorly with me overspending, especially with produce. I end up with a short attention span: “Look at those colors!” “Oh, the flavor must…
Spinach-Pesto Pasta with Roasted Red Peppers and Ricotta
As M and I continue our whirlwind holiday tour, I thought I’d pop in and share this simple pasta dish. As of a couple weeks ago, I killed my basil plant. Sacramento received a few nights of frost and I forgot to bring the plant inside. So instead of a pesto heavy on the basil,…
Butternut Squash Pasta Bake
In a little over a week, M and I will be traveling to Illinois and Texas for a whirlwind holiday adventure. Given the last time we saw everyone was for the wedding, I’m excited to spend time relaxing and just enjoying the time spent with good company. I’ve felt a bit out of sorts recently…
Butternut Squash and Blue Cheese Ravioli
I remember the first time I made pasta. I followed the recipe to the letter, using a fork to carefully whisk the egg and flour together. It seemed like such a foreign concept to me- that something I thought would be so tough to make because it was sold at mass in stores was…