Shrimp Zoy
My husband and I are eating low-carb these days and this is one of our favorite recipes…Shrimp Zoy. I know it sounds kind of conceited that I would name a recipe after myself, but at the time it...
View ArticleHand Cut Zucchini Noodles
Last night I made my family spaghetti. While spaghetti is by no means bad for you, I’d had a bit of a rough food day and really just needed to eat some vegetables, maybe a little protein. Spaghetti...
View ArticleSundried Tomato Pesto
My mother came up with this sundried tomato pesto recipe about nine years ago. I’ve made modifications over the years. Sometimes I will substitute a roasted garlic head instead of the 4-8 cloves of...
View ArticleMenu Plan Your Butt Off {January 19, 2014}
Hello lovely readers! How are you this fine Sunday? Me? Great! Thanks for asking. As a matter of fact, as you read this, I am on a girls weekend. A very much needed break. But I did not forget about...
View ArticleLight & Tasty Chicken Piccata with Pasta
Chicken piccata (yes, it’s 2 Cs and 1 T as the spell check loves to remind me over and over) is one of those dishes you might order in an Italian restaurant thinking it’s healthy but when it arrives,...
View ArticlePappardelle with Heirloom Tomatoes
Is there anything better than a silky pasta dish, a glass of wine and some fresh heirloom tomatoes? I think not! This dish is so easy to make and comes together quickly for the perfect weeknight...
View ArticleChicken Penne Provencal
A delicious chicken pasta dish in under twenty minutes? Yes! This dish is so elegant and tasty, you’ll be able to pass it off as something really complicated. But it’s not. It’s almost shamefully...
View ArticleBasil Cashew Pesto
This recipe came about from a kitchen clean-out. I had bought a big bunch of beautiful basil at the farmers market but had no plans for it. Presto, pesto! But I had one problem — no pine nuts or...
View ArticleCreamy Cajun Shrimp Linguini
This recipe was originally posted about two years ago, but as I was racking my brain trying to think of something stay at home date night worthy (especially since it’s Valentine’s and all) this...
View ArticleTomato Herb Sauce
There is nothing better than a great sauce to go on a big plate of pasta. I learned this first hand last year on a family vacation to Italy. From the Bolognese to the Osso Buco we needed lots of...
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