Pasta with Sautéed Broccoli & Garlic

Pasta with sautéed broccoli & garlic I hands down one of my favorite things to eat. I eat it at home & order it at restaurants. It's my go to comfort food. We probably eat it about 4 times a month, so much so that I cannot believe that I haven't posted my perfected recipe yet.

After making this dish a bunch of times I've found a way to use less oil than I originally thought that this needed to have to be considered tasty and to not brown the garlic but to add it at the end of cooking instead. I add just enough cheese that melts in & seems to disappear so that sister-in-laws who hate cheese have no idea what's really in there (teee heee) but they don't care because it tastes that good.

No worries, the day has come, I'm going to share all those secret tips with you.  Get my fool proof recipe after the jump.

Cajun Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

After a sub-par day, whether it's the weather or just life happenings, the only thing to do is to put on soft pants & warm your belly with some yummy caloric food.  I usually steer clear of the cream based sauces (& stick with cheesy ones like this one) but after I saw Guy Fieri make this cajun chicken alfredo the other day, I knew I had to make it for my hubby who has a soft spot for cajun food & my pasta.

I tried to veg it up with the fresh spinach & basil that tossed in at the end, otherwise I just followed the man's recipe here, Guy knows his stuff.

What's your fave comfort food?

PS: If we didn't have bad days when would we get to justify eating comfort food?  When would we know when we had a great day?  Cheers to perspective.

Fusion Roasted Chicken & Kale

Since my post was, well, lack there of yesterday I'm dishing out an extra special one with a tasty dinner you can make at home!  I call this dish fusion roasted chicken & kale, mostly because I think it makes it sound more chi-chi but really it's more comfort food than anything.  Using some tasty hawaiian salt, garlic, honey, soy sauce & olive oil (read: a sauce that I stole from my sister-in-law, Dulcie) this speaks fusion-eese to me. 

Read on for my pics & the full recipe!

Disclaimer: Dulcie, I hope I didn't butcher what I remember to be in your sauce recipe too much :) xo

Chicken Pot Pie

Just when we thought it was spring we got hit with a cold front!  The best way to warm up is with some comfort food.  Typically I think of chicken pot pie as "winter food" but if you throw in some spring veggies (like asparagus) you've instantly made it season-less!

The forecast for the North East is chilly for the rest of the week so you might want to make a pot pie yourself!