Today I am over at The Creative Mama and I am sharing this simple and delicious sweet corn pasta dish with you. Literally 15 minutes and dinner is on the table. It is fresh, clean, and flavorful. A new family favorite. … [Read more...]
Tortellini Salad with Artichokes, Tomatoes, and Olives
May 8, 2011 By 12 Comments
I love going to a restaurant and eating something that I love and recreating my own version at home. This tortellini salad is something similar to what they serve at The Cheese Board in my hometown of Linwood, NJ. I am not sure exactly how they make theirs, but this is pretty darn close. Mine might even be better. I made this when I was playing around with different kinds of sweeteners. I tried using sucanat, but I did not like that it did not dissolve, so I prefer to use honey. White … [Read more...]
Easy Baked Pasta
March 28, 2011 By 37 Comments
When I am craving something comforting and warm, I want this easy baked pasta for dinner. It has all of the things that I want when I have had a long and trying day. Pasta? Check. Cheese? Three kinds. Crusty top? Yup. We eat a lot of vegetarian dishes at our house to observe Meatless Monday and now Lent; I cannot have enough vegetarian recipes in my arsenal. What I love about this baked pasta dish is that I can put it all together earlier in the day (or freeze it) and put in … [Read more...]
Nonnie’s Meat Sauce
February 26, 2011 By 23 Comments
I have a Nonnie, but this is not her meat sauce. It is my son's best friend's Nonnie's meat sauce. Sort of. I have to be honest with you, I am becoming a bore. If you sit next to me at, say for instance, a Saturday basketball game, I am going to hound you about what you had for dinner last night, and what you are making over the rest of the weekend. For the Nonnie in question, I really bug her about her cooking. I want to be a good Italian mama. The only problem is that I am not … [Read more...]
Vanilla Raspberry Rice Pudding
February 24, 2011 By 31 Comments
Sometimes, you want a fancy dessert. Sometimes, you want something comforting and homey. This rice pudding recipe is both things rolled into one. A comforting and homey rice pudding, fancied up with a lemon-vanilla caramel sauce. The dessert looks very complicated, but it was really easy to make and the rice pudding and caramel can both be made a few days before you are going to serve it. This dessert would be perfect for a shower or after a brunch. Even though it seems like it would … [Read more...]
