After college I moved to NYC to “grow up,” which means I worked three jobs in attempts to make rent & pay off student loans while ha...

Every now & then I make something with red meat . As you probably know if you’ve stopped by before I’m not a huge fan of it, but Chr...

My grandmother only makes lasagna on Christmas because my dad will be there to eat it. Lasagna is a labor of love & reserved for ve...

Kristin from Beauty Counter posted a photo of this onion mushroom pasta dish on her Facebook page the other day & I was inspired t...

Right before you drain your cooked pasta reserve at least a cup of the salty starchy water . I like to stick a glass measuring cup or a c...

If you want your pasta to taste like my grandma’s (& believe me you do) you absolutely must salt your water. I’m not talking a little...

Well hello from 2014! I realize there has been radio silence from my end since the start of this new year. Honestly, I was debating what ...

I made fresh pumpkin pasta that I posted about last week.  My lovely sister-in-laws were quick to ask what I served it with so I'm ...

Do you ever sit in aw of the world that is Google? I was looking to see if I could find a recipe like Bonefish Grill's Chimichurri Sa...

After a long weekend of being spoiled by deliciously decadent wedding festivities and meals we came home to a nearly bare fridge.  So thi...

If you're on a diet, skip this recipe & make this one instead. If you want something insanely delicious keep reading. I used t...

I've always been a fan of pasta e fagioli (often butchered by Italian-Americans like myself as something that sounds like pasta fazo...

So of course we had our spinach & kale pesto (from yesterday's post ) with pasta.  It's the obvious choice.  I tossed in some...

Last week I posted about recipes for gnudi (pronounced nude-y) that I wanted to try. To be honest, I didn't grow up eating gnudi. Yes...

I cannot believe I've never had spaghetti squash - until last night. The gals at the office were chatting it up so much I had to try...

We clearly eat some pasta at our house. Don't let the "O" and apostrophe in my last name fool you - this girl is Italian ...

Seems as though getting healthy is trendy & I have no qualms about it. Lately food allergies are on the rise, particularly allergies ...

Pasta with sautéed broccoli & garlic I hands down one of my favorite things to eat. I eat it at home & order it at restaurants. ...

This weekend I managed to squeeze in a couple of chapters of My Berlin Kitchen .  The one thing The Wednesday Chef brought to the surfac...

I watched Mario Batali make this version of fettucini alfredo on TV a while ago & used it as inspiration for our Sunday supper with ...