I love macaroni and cheese. I mean who doesn’t love macaroni and cheese? It’s like the quintessential comfort food from so many of our childhoods. As an adult, I have come to see mac ‘n cheese as somewhat of a blank canvas. It’s also a great way to use up leftover chicken, pork, beef, veggies….
Spaghetti Pizza
It’s April and that means here in Minnesota we’re entering spring and the weather is warming up. It’s the perfect time to enjoy one last casserole before grilling and summer meal season is upon us. This recipe is simple but nostalgic for me. I first had spaghetti pizza at my [then future] mother-in-law’s house when…
Roasted Cauliflower Cacao di Pepi Pasta
When I was a kid I went through a LONG phase where I didn’t like spaghetti with sauce, I just liked noodles, butter and Parmesan. My parents will blame this on my cousin Chelsea, who was at the time, living in the Twin Cities. So the story goes, I used to eat spaghetti with sauce…
Zesty Olive Pasta
I know I’ve shared before that I have some serious concerns about my sister. I think the example I used was her (and her husband’s) dislike of goulash. Blasphemy, I say! Simply un-American. Further proof that something has gone seriously wrong with her, is she doesn’t like olives. Which, now that I think about it,…
Creamy Lemon Bucatini with Roasted Asparagus
It’s the middle of grilling season and most nights we have the grill out, but every once and a while there comes a cool or rainy summer day that thwarts our efforts to make the most of using the outdoors as an extension of our kitchen. On days like this try this creamy lemon pasta…
Grandma Nan’s Lasagna
My husband’s Grandma Nan wasn’t Italian but boy could she make a mean lasagna. In fact, I can’t order lasagna in a restaurant (well except Sir G’s or Sorrento’s) because nothing even comes close to this. The first time I had this lasagna was when we stopped by for lunch during deer season. Grandma Nan…
