Angel Hair Pasta with Brie and Tomatoes

June 19, 2017

This is officially the easiest summer meal of all time. With just a few seasonal ingredients and a whole lot of pasta, you can have totally have your cake and eat it too: it's cheesy and indulgent, but the angel hair, tomato, and basil make it feel light and fresh. PLUS, it requires approximately 30 seconds of time spent near the stove, which is a win in my book on these muggy summer days. Just adding the warm cooked pasta to the brie and tomato mixture creates a melty cheesy sauce that coats everything perfectly - no stove time needed.

Creamy Gazpacho

June 12, 2017

Hello friends! Remember me? No? I don't blame you! I've been totally off the grid recently, with no real excuse other than a combo of travel and new doggy mom responsibilities! Tim and I are now the proud parents of Louie dog, also known as Glue-ie, because he's never more than a few inches from one of us! Or really anyone who pays attention to him - the other night, we brought him to a bar patio, and next thing I know he's hopped up on the bench at the table next to us and had snuggled up a total stranger! Louiedog: Friend of all humans and puppies, enemy of all squirrels.

Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs (Instant Pot)

March 31, 2017

Raise your hand if you have to turn to Google any time you want to make a hard boiled egg. No? Just me? Despite having been making them for years - they're the perfect healthy savory snack! - I can never quite remember how to do it. The timing and the different water temperatures are apparently too much for my brain to remember. Now that I have my Instant Pot, though, I'll never have to Google again! (Well, on how to make hard boiled eggs at least.) Seriously, this is the easiest thing ever and will make the perfect egg every time. Plus, you can throw a bunch in there and make them all at once - breakfast all week! Instant Potheads (I'm hilarious), go forth and hard boil!

One Pan Italian Sausage, Peppers, and Onion

March 22, 2017

Recently, it seems like one pan recipes are unavoidable. Praised as easy, quick, and delicious, every other recipe I come across (okay, maybe an exaggeration) boasts that you only need one pan to make a full meal. I wasn't fully on board with the whole idea because it just seemed like everything would taste the same. I mean, you add some stuff covered in all of the same seasonings to the same pan and roast it at the same temperature - doesn't it seem like it would all just blend together?

Easy Bacon Broccoli Pasta

March 14, 2017

Hello eater friends! It's been a while! Honestly, I wish I had a better excuse, but the reality is: I've been doing Weight Watchers, which I absolutely love (I mean, as much as you can love something that doesn't advocate for nachos every day), but it's been much easier to follow other people's recipes that already have the points worked out than to do the math myself. BUT, to quote the goddess Oprah, I EAT BREAD EVERY DAY! And by bread I mean pasta because #priorities.