Everyday Eats & Special Treats
Everyday Eats & Special Treats
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Today’s forecast: cloudy with a chance of turkey spinach and feta meatballs! Use these meatballs any way you like: over your favorite pasta / noodle, over grilled zucchini or eggplant, in a sandwich, or with your favorite sauce. My favorite sauce to use is with a diablo marinara sauce (recipe coming soon) over some delicious …
Looking for a no lettuce salad to beat the heat? This one is easy-caprese! I mean seriously, any time you can have cheese for 1/3 of your meal and call it a SALAD? Sign me up. This caprese salad has fresh mozzarella, juicy tomatoes, sweet basil, and a drizzle of good olive oil and balsamic …
Turn up the heat with Shrimp Fra Diavolo! Aka, shrimp and linguini in a spicy marinara sauce. The marinara sauce is a little spicy thanks to red pepper flakes, but still filled with great herb-y notes that you’d find in traditional marinara. It sounds fancy but it’s a surprisingly easy dish to make, and so …
Fresh pesto and mozzarella balls… need i say more? Ok, how about seasoned chicken and roasted vegetables with whole wheat pasta. Do I have your attention now? I hope so! This pasta salad is equal parts healthy and delicious. It’s around 450 calories a serving, meaning you really can have your cake pasta and eat it …
The ultimate meat lover’s lasagna! Made with sweet Italian sausage, ground beef, herby marinara sauce, fresh mozzarella and ricotta. Yes there is a LOT of cheese in this recipe, but you know what, that’s what makes it so delicious. Also, I recently discovered the magic of no-boil noodles. I always saw them at the store …
Risotto: creamy, cheesy, and carb-0-licious. How can you possibly say no? Also, surprisingly easy to make. I’ll show you how to make risotto in less than 30 minutes and you can have a gourmet meal on your table sooner than the Italian place across the street can deliver. Serve it as a main dish, or …
This is hands down one of my most famous, top requested recipes. This is the first meal I made for my boyfriend Zach and he claims it’s one of the reasons he knew he wanted to spend his life with me. It’s magic Alfredo people! This recipe is creamy and oh so cheesy. Make it …
Simple doesn’t have to mean boring or plain. This midnight pasta is only 5 ingredients, and takes around 10 minutes to make, but it is so delicious. My mom introduced me to this recipe; apparently a lot of chefs make this when they get home from the restaurant late at night and need to whip …
Homemade bolognese sauce is seriously oh-so good and worth the wait. The flavors in this sauce are deep and complex, and will take your favorite pasta to the next level. For some reason whenever a pasta sauce calls for wine or alcohol, I’ve always skipped it for whatever reason (I don’t have a bottle that …
Let’s all take a moment to thank Gigi Hadid for inventing pasta! Ok I’m obviously kidding, but she did share her recipe a while back for a vodka pasta sauce that casually went viral. With everyone under the sun taking a stab at the recipe, I wanted to share my version with you all. Honestly, …
Making fresh pesto is so easy and SO worth it! Yes, this pesto will be… the best-o. I’m sorry, please don’t go I promise it’s a good recipe. The way I make my pesto uses less oil than traditional pesto recipes which makes it slightly healthier without sacrificing any of the flavor. Use it on …
Another pasta recipe? Groundbreaking. But seriously, this is my favorite way to make pesto pasta. It’s creamy, spicy, bright, and suuuper easy. Add this to your weeknight pasta recipe rotation! This pasta is pretty filling on its own, but you can add some lemon herb chicken or salmon to make it a bigger meal, or …
