A rich, creamy pasta sauce with sweet onions, savory tomatoes, peppery seasonings and sharp parmesan. This sauce is versatile and easy to throw together with things you probably already have. Have you ever noticed how much colder it feels when it’s already been warm and the temperature dips back down?
Winter
Pumpkin Spice Steel-Cut Oatmeal
Hearty steel-cut oats toasted in browned butter get the full pumpkin spice treatment with real pumpkin puree, serious spice and less sugar than your average PS treat. A batch can feed a brunch bunch, or be stored in the refrigerator for a week of healthy breakfasts. Two vital seasonal truths in my world right now: 1. Though we have left fall behind, I’m not yet finished with the pumpkin. 2…
New Year’s Lentil Soup with Sausage Meatballs
This savory Italian-inspired soup is filled with earthy lentils, infused with aromatic herbs and peppered with tender meatballs. Lentils are a New Year’s tradition, but this soup is great anytime. Happy New Year! What are your New Year’s resolutions? I have mixed feelings on New Year’s Eve and New Years. On the one hand, I think it’s a little overblown. Reasons: I already stay up past midnight most days…
West Virginia Creamed Turkey
Savory turkey in a rich, creamy sauce is perfect over flaky biscuits and mashed potatoes. Pimentos add unexpected brightness. This West Virginia favorite is the ultimate comfort food, and the best way to use leftover turkey. I would imagine most kids don’t exactly look forward to “hot lunch” days…
Maple Brown Sugar Pavlova with Raspberry Compote
A light and airy dessert with fluffy maple brown sugar meringue, velvety maple whipped cream, and tangy raspberry compote. We are waist-deep in the season of all-pumpkin-everything. Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin bagels, pumpkin butter, pumpkin festivals and, of course, pumpkin pie. Listen…
THE Poblano Green Chicken Chili
This comforting chili is packed with layer after layer of flavor. Smoky roasted peppers and garlic mingle with rich tomatillos, silky beans and tender chicken for a complex but familiar flavor. Poblano peppers, known best for chiles rellenos, lead the way with soft, savory heat. This recipe is not just chili. This is THE Chili….
Ravioli with Pea Pesto Cream Sauce
Silky, cheesy pea pesto sauce makes ravioli shine with ingredients you might just already have in your kitchen. This rich dish feels indulgent, but sneaks in extra veggies and is easy enough for a weeknight meal. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been cleaning out my kitchen to make things organized, clean and fresh.
Ravioli with pea pesto sauce
I’m in a hurry. Jump to the recipe, please. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been cleaning out my kitchen to make things organized, clean and fresh. It’s something I highly recommend, and I try to do it every few months. If you’re like me, you probably find a lot of odds and ends…
Holiday baked brie with rosemary-infused cranberry sauce
Christmas may be over, but we still have some of the holiday season to go. Now, I know everyone’s getting ready to “detox” and “start the new year with a new you.” I’m with you (kind of), but listen: moderation is your friend. Deprivation? Not so much. More on that later, but don’t skip this…
Holiday Stuffed Baked Brie with Rosemary-Infused Cranberry Sauce
Gooey, nutty melted brie and tangy-sweet cranberry sauce stuffed in a crispy, golden-brown puff pastry crust. Rosemary and orange notes and a topping of sugar and pecans makes this a perfect holiday party appetizer. Christmas may be over, but we still have some of the holiday season to go…
