Tag: pasta

Rigatoni with Eggplant Puree

Rigatoni with Eggplant Puree

I wanted to make a pasta dish that departed from your typical pesto, marinara, or bolognese, and Giada de Laurentiis’s healthy eggplant-based sauce sounded interesting!  The original recipe calls for mint, but I thought basil would pair better with a protein. The original recipe also didn’t 

Orecchiette Bolognese

Orecchiette Bolognese

When you get engaged, one of the most common questions people ask you is “were you surprised?”.  I know I ask that question a lot, and I definitely got a lot of that when Kevin and I got engaged last summer (yes – it’s official!). 

Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto and Shrimp Pasta

Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto and Shrimp Pasta

I can’t say enough how much I love those sun-dried tomatoes from Trader Joe’s.  I use them in everything – salads, omelettes, sandwiches, vegetable dishes, you name it!  I found a great recipe in an issue of  Womens Health magazine for a sun-dried tomato pesto 

Turkey and Quinoa Meatballs

Turkey and Quinoa Meatballs

Mixing it up, and adding a post about the dinner I made with my brother’s help the other night.  My dad is diabetic and can’t have carbs at night, so he tends to lean towards meat and vegetables for dinner.  However, my brother has inherited