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Parmesan Buttered Zoodles
As I scroll through my Facebook feed I am amazed at the bounty of vegetables growing in everybody’s gardens. It is clearly harvest time. Per usual, the biggest crops seem to be tomatoes and zucchini. Read more…
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Pumpkin Macaroni and Cheese
We had a rainy weekend here in Boston and the cool raw weather had me craving something warm and comforting. Indulging, I stuffed myself with pumpkin macaroni and cheese and slow cooker chili while working Read more…
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Cheese Tortellini with Kale Pesto and Roasted Carrots
Since I took the Kitchen Organization Challenge last week, I found a bunch of old recipes I had clipped from magazines and written down from friends. This latest recipe is from one of those. I Read more…
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Quick Marinara Sauce
Everyone needs at least two marinara recipes up their sleeve: one that cooks low and slow and one that you can whip up in just minutes. I have finally found my favorite quick sauce, which Read more…
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Pesto Tortellini with Broccoli
We are reaching the end of summer. There, I said it. Back to school stuff has been in the stores for a few weeks now, teacher training began this week (sigh) and the slow days Read more…
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Fresh Tomato and Tortellini Pasta
As you are likely well aware, at least if you live in the United States, this summer has been HOT. Every night on the news the weatherman presents the entire country colored in the scorching Read more…
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Italian Pasta Salad
A few posts ago I wrote about my go-to potato salad, and today I want to share with you my favorite simple pasta salad. Lets face it, everyone needs these two picnic staples in their Read more…
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Spinach Pesto
I was craving pesto the other day, as I often do during the warm summer months, but I didn’t have any fresh basil on hand. This is often a problem when basil is the primary ingredient… While Read more…
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Sun Dried Tomato and Black Olive Pasta
I am dedicating this post to all of the other sun dried tomato fans out there. This recipe is for you. After making my French inspired Fougasse the other day, I was left with some Read more…
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Classic Marinara Sauce
Every home cook needs a reliable, delicious marinara sauce recipe, and after going through my (rather ridiculous) collection of cookbooks the other day, I finally settled on my favorite – Giada de Laurentiis’ basic marinara Read more…