Pasta Recipes

The neighborhood block party was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate dishes they’d probably spent the whole … Read more

“Mom, why can’t you just dump the squash in with the pasta water?” my nine-year-old asked, peering over my shoulder as I wrestled with a … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, had sworn he hated butternut squash for a solid fifteen years. Fifteen years. He’d push it around his plate at Thanksgiving, make … Read more

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