Tomato Mascarpone Sauce

Introducing my husband’s “new favorite pasta dish” AKA my tomato mascarpone sauce with bucatini. This dish is SO good – it’s creamy but still has the base of tomato sauce that I absolutely love. Topped with basil – it might just be MY new favorite pasta dish. Recipe can be found below, enjoy! Ingredients 1/2…

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Carbone Spicy Rigatoni Copycat

It’s no secret that Carbone in Las Vegas is one of our favorite restaurants, ever. The minute I tried their spicy rigatoni vodka sauce, I knew it was one to try to recreate. After a few rounds of trial and error, I think I’ve finally perfected this copycat recipe. It is, hands down, one of…

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Homemade Vodka Sauce

I don’t know about you, but the only vodka I like is in my pasta sauce. One of my favorite meals I’ve ever had is the Carbone Spicy Rigatoni with vodka sauce. You can find my copycat recipe for that here. This is it’s much more reserved, but just as delicious cousin. Ingredients A box…

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Pimento Mac & Cheese

How much cheese is too much? *the limit does not exist*  It’s the return of the pimento mac (+ cheese) just in time for the 4th next week! Topped with ritz cracker breadcrumbs and a heavy drizzle of Mike’s hot honey, this is the *perfect* dish to bring to your July 4th party!! PIMENTO MAC…

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Grinder Sub Pasta Salad

Allow me to introduce you to your all time favorite pasta salad. It is seriously the best pasta salad I’ve ever made (sorry to my Aunt Sue who was the prior record holder!) and I guarantee you’ll be making it all summer! Recipe is a twist on 2 recipes I saved from Foods of Jane…

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One Pan Creamy Chicken Florentine Orzo

Aren’t you *or-zoooo* glad you have an easy one pot meal to make for dinner tonight?  Part 2 of my easy weeknight dinner series is one of my favorite one pot meals!! This creamy chicken Florentine orzo is minimal mess & ingredients and is ready in just over 30 minutes.  Recipe can be found below…

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Rosé Sauce with Lasagna Noodles and Ground Pork

Remember when I told you how, as a kid, I’d wait for the lasagna noodles to be ready so I could dip them into the sauce before my mom made the lasagna? When making my rose lasagna, I did it all over again and just knew I had to create a pasta dish with this…

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Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Pasta

Broccoli cheddar soup, meet my 6 ingredient Mac & cheese. Introducing my creamy broccoli cheddar pasta (with white cheddar!). This dish is so creamy, but lighter than your normal Mac & cheese and of course with added broccoli so you’ve got your daily dose of veggies. Everett has made the switch to real food and…

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Calabrian Chili Garlic Butter Pasta

This might just be the simplest pasta dish to ever exist. All that’s needed is a little prep work ahead of time to make the garlic chili butter and your favorite, spicy buttered noods will be ready in just 10 minutes! Garlic Calabrian Chili Butter 1 stick of butter 6 garlic cloves, large, minced 1…

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Shrimp Summer Salad with Horseradish Vinaigrette

While not my usual pasta-filled content, this shrimp summer salad with a horseradish vinaigrette will *leaf* you begging for more!  In honor of National Horseradish Month, I’ve partnered with Silver Spring Foods to celebrate the 50 States of Zing! Silver Spring Foods is the world’s largest grower and processor of horseradish. They offer a variety of horseradish…

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