This tahini pasta salad with grilled halloumi, sugar snap peas, radishes, arugula, and mint is loaded with bright and fresh flavors and a creamy tahini dressing, making it a delicious vegetarian lunch or potluck side dish. I’m always looking for do-it-all dishes—ones that travel well for picnics or potlucks but […]
Pasta
Here you’ll find plenty of pasta recipes for dinner, simple pasta recipes, and creamy pasta recipes, for any meal and any season.
Orzo Salad with Asparagus, Artichoke Hearts and Feta
Teeming with fresh herbs, bright lemon, tangy feta, crunchy salted pistachios, artichoke hearts, and tender asparagus, this orzo salad is the perfect spring side dish. Salads of all kinds are my jam. From grain salads like my healthy quinoa salad and potato salads like my Greek potato salad to pasta varieties like this Nicoise pasta […]
How to Make the Best Minestrone Soup
My Grandma’s easy, traditional minestrone soup recipe is one of the healthiest vegetable-heavy soups you’ll make, and it tastes far better than any of those Olive Garden minestrone soup copycat recipes thanks to the secret ingredient in the savory broth. There’s nothing like beloved core family recipes from your childhood. […]
Lemon Fettuccine Alfredo
Classic fettuccine alfredo gets a bright and herbaceous makeover, thanks to Meyer lemons and rosemary, in this super simple, wonderfully creamy pasta dish. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a lemon lover which became even more intense after living in sunny California with the Meyer lemon tree […]
Udon Stir Fry (Yaki Udon)
This quick udon stir fry recipe with sausage, cabbage, and shiitake mushrooms is a fast yaki udon noodle dinner full of savory slurpable flavor. Ramen noodles have definitely been having their heyday, but when I have my choice, it’s udon noodles all the way. I prefer udon’s thick, chewy texture […]
Baked Mac and Cheese
This simple baked mac and cheese recipe features a dreamy combination of creamy gouda and Havarti cheese for a silky, cheesy homemade mac and cheese sauce that tastes SO MUCH BETTER than the boxed kind, plus, it boasts a buttery, crunchy panko breadcrumb topping that makes it next-level. There are […]