Pasta Recipes

There used to be a tiny, candlelit Italian place tucked away on a side street in Portland called La Rosa Rosa that made a brown … Read more

I swore I’d never write a pasta salad recipe. Honestly, for years, I avoided them on menus and at potlucks—the sad, soggy noodles, the gloppy … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a pint of cherry tomatoes that had definitely seen better days. You know that moment … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and honestly, I was not prepared to be this hungry. The fridge looked like a sad scavenger … Read more

Introduction “The neighborhood potluck was in less than two hours and I’d completely forgotten to bring something. Everyone else would be showing up with these … Read more

“I’m not much of a seafood person,” my roommate confessed just last week, eyeing the shrimp I was prepping for dinner. He had stubbornly avoided … Read more

Introduction “The office potluck was in less than an hour, and I had nothing planned. Everyone else was bringing these multi-layered desserts or slow-cooked casseroles, … Read more

“You know that moment when you open the fridge, and it’s almost empty except for a sad little container of cherry tomatoes and a lonely … Read more

Introduction “I wasn’t expecting to find a new favorite dinner on a random Wednesday night,” I admitted to myself as I stirred the last spoonful … Read more

“You wouldn’t believe the week I had last month,” my coworker Lisa said as we shared a lunch break. Between juggling overtime and her three … Read more