Barefoot Bloggers: Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Another winning Barefoot Bloggers recipe! This was one of my favorites to date. I really love the combination of the fresh tomatoes and mozzarella, with the tangy sun-dried tomato dressing. I did omit the olives and capers, but this pasta salad still packed a ton of flavor! This recipe would be perfect for a pot-luck or [...]

One Pot Chicken and Veggie Pasta

This is a great weeknight meal loaded with fresh vegetables, and the best part is that you won’t have a ton of dirty dishes when you are done! The flavors of this dish reminded me a lot of those frozen creamy pasta and vegetable meals that you buy in the grocery store. Those are great [...]

Barefoot Bloggers: Grown Up Mac and Cheese

The first recipe for September for the Barefoot Bloggers is diving head first in to Fall comfort foods! Chosen by Heather at Randomosity and the Girl, this macaroni and cheese offers a few grown up twists. We really enjoyed this for dinner, I wouldn’t say this is a “go-to” recipe, but certainly something a little [...]

Fusilli alla Caprese

I have wanted to make this recipe for quite a while, but I would buy the ingredients to make it and end up using them in another recipe before I would get a chance! I wish I hadn’t waited so long, this was delicious summer dinner! I added some chopped chicken breasts that I sauteed [...]

Chicken Piccata Pasta Toss

After seeing this recipe on Brooke’s and Lauren’s blogs, I knew it must be good! I happen to like chicken piccata, but Nate does not really care for it, so I wasn’t sure what he would think about this pasta. As we were talking about dinner, I learned it was the capers in the chicken piccata that [...]

Baked Gnocchi Parmesan

Nate was very unsure about eating gnocchi when he first tried it a couple months ago. But, he really enjoyed it and requests this gnocchi recipe about every other week. I decided it was time to try a new gnocchi recipe and thought this one from Lauren’s Blog was perfect. The gnocchi came out well, I [...]

Two-Sauce Lasagna Bowls

I saw this recipe on Lauren’s Blog a couple weeks ago, and starred it for future reference. When I had some ground beef to use up the other day, I decided to give this a try. This is a Rachel Ray recipe and although it is not quite a “30-minute” meal and does dirty a lot [...]

Baked Chicken Sausage Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce

I had never cooked with chicken sausage before, I am not sure why, but it just never really looked appealing to me. Last time I was at the grocery store though, they had a new brand of chicken sausage and the roasted garlic and herb flavor looked pretty good. Whenever I have something new I want [...]

Barefoot Bloggers: Pasta, Pesto and Peas

I am so glad I decided to join the Barefoot Bloggers, had I not, this recipe is not one I would have made on my own. I have never really cared for pesto, so I was a little hesitant about making this recipe. I love everything that goes into it- fresh basil, nuts, Parmesan cheese [...]

Macaroni and Cheese

About a week ago, before this unbearable heat wave in the Northeast, we had a cold, rainy day and I was looking for something to put in the oven for dinner to heat up the house. I had starred this macaroni and cheese recipe when Bridget, over at The Way the Cookie Crumbles, blogged abbout it in January, so I decided it was [...]