My family loves mac and cheese. While not exactly a traditional holiday dish, it is our tradition and a staple at every holiday meal. The ooey-goey cheesiness is as much a part of the holidays as the turkey. This year, I’ve decided to take our family macaroni and cheese recipe to the next level by…
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Chicken Pesto Tortellini Bake
Pesto is such a great flavor, there are so many things that can be made with it. You can simply mix some pesto in with pasta and call it a day or you can get creative and make a dish that seems super fancy, but is really just a mixture of lots of great flavors….
Protein-Packed Mac And Cheese
Everyone has a signature dish, and for my friend Megan, I like to think it is her Protein-Packed Mac and Cheese. (She also has an awesome cheese spread, but that’s another story.) The secret ingredient in her dish is cottage cheese. Until I tasted her mac and cheese, I had never even considered cottage cheese as…
Easy Pesto Caprese Pasta Salad Recipe
One of my family’s favorite flavors is pesto, so when I was asked to create two pesto dishes sponsored by Barilla it was easy to come up with recipes my family loves: Pesto Caprese Pasta Salad and Pesto Parmesan Baked Tomatoes. Yum! At 18 weeks pregnant, I am all about easy recipes. Oh, who am I…
Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe
One of the very first dishes that my husband started making for us when we got married (10+ years ago!) was Spaghetti Carbonara. He tweaked it and perfected it until it was delizioso! We ate it all of the time, until one day we didn’t. I am not sure how we got out of the habit of…
Dinner Challenged? Pasta Is The Answer!
I would be perfectly happy to serve pasta for dinner every night. I love pasta, and so does the family. No matter how it is served (well, within reason), it is gobbled up with happy smiles. Plus it has to be one of the world’s most versatile foods. Of course, there’s one more important thing to love —…