Spicy Marinara Sauce Here I present a super-simple recipe for Spicy Marinara sauce; the classic Italian tomato sauce with some extra heat, using everyday pantry ingredients! This is how you make it In a sauce pot over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and red pepper flakes. When the olive oil is hot, add the onion; ...
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Vegan Shanghai Noodles
Vegan Shanghai Noodles Here I present my super-simple Vegan Shanghai Noodles recipe! Read on to learn how you can make this at home too :) The Inspiration I don't know about you but I'm having a really hard time reconciling eating in a restaurant with the prices as high as they are. It breaks my heart for the restaurant owners and staff. The ...
Copycat KFC Macaroni Salad
Copycat KFC Macaroni Salad Do you ever have a craving for something out of the blue, that you haven’t eaten in years??? Years It’s been years since I had KFC Macaroni Salad but I remember it so vividly. The noodles are gooey and delicious but then you get the crunch from the crunchy veggies. It really is a classic If there was a top ten ...
Pasta Peperonata
Pasta Peperonata Here I present my recipe for the Italian Classic, Pasta Peperonata.... A pasta dish made with rich tomato sauce consisting of stewed sweet peppers and other yummy, aromatic veggies! My life seems to be at the mercy of an ever-so-cruel running stopwatch that treats me like I'm it's bit@h. Honestly my schedule is ...
Moroccan Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken
Moroccan Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken Do you ever just sit there watching the birds fly by or leaves blowing or anything. Just sitting there not really thinking about anything in particular and then, boom 🤯- you get an idea!?? That’s what happened when I came up with this recipe. It’s inspired by a pasta dish I used to order in a ...
Baked Ravioli
Baked Ravioli Here I present my recipe for Baked Ravioli; a simple recipe for a rich and hearty baked ravioli, cheesy and delicious and ready in 30 minutes. Serve as a main or side :) The inspiration Gone are the days of a giant pasta serving in my life. I love pasta but good grief after I eat it, I need a nap! Move over turkey, pasta gives me ...
Meat Sauce
Meat Sauce Here I present my recipe for Meat Sauce, a simple recipe for a classic rich and delicious sauce, perfect with any pasta shape and tastes even better as leftovers 😊 If I were to make a top 5 list of my go-to recipes, I’m confident this would be number 1. Honestly we have this 2-3 times a month; leftovers are great and more often ...
Swedish Meatball Beef Stroganoff
Swedish Meatball Beef Stroganoff Here I present my recipe for Swedish Meatball Beef Stroganoff. I wanted Swedish Meatballs but I was too lazy to roll out the meatballs... Swedish Meatball Beef Stroganoff was born! Read on to learn how to make it! The Inspiration Swedish-ish Meatballs I was craving meatballs. Swedish meatballs but I was ...
Nacho Cheese Shells
Nacho Cheese Shells Here I present my recipe for Nacho Cheese Shells; a cheesy, gooey pasta side inspired by nacho cheese. Do you ever find yourself sitting, staring into the abyss of your cupboard just craving inspiration? I do. I’m constantly looking for new ideas and things to try, especially since I’m a food blogger. The ...
Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad
Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad Here I present my recipe for Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad; Through my years of blogging I've found myself making many 'confessions'. Well, I have another one. I don't know why this pasta salad is called Amish... Neither does google... Trust me I checked. What I can say is this pasta salad is ...
Cantonese Beef and Tomato Noodles
Cantonese Beef and Tomato Noodles Again, I have no idea if this is authentic Cantonese food but it’s so yummy, who cares? This dish is also another great pantry dish. I have loved this recipe for a long time but had actually forgotten about it. I made it for Mike to get a second opinion and he loved it! The verdict? Mike approved! Originally ...
Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole
Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole I've talked about it so many times but when I look back at my childhood I realize how comical it was. Now my parents will probably get angry with me reading this because they're going to say, 'here we go again, making fun of the immigrants'... but I'm not! I swear! Have you ever seen My Big Fat Greek ...