Pasta alla Norma (eggplant pasta) is a classic, vegetarian Sicilian pasta dish with loads of flavor. I make it with my easy homemade marinara sauce with sweet-roasted eggplant for the best texture and flavor. Pasta alla Norma...

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Busy weeknights call for simple recipes that can be pulled together in a flash, and nothing’s simpler than a basic, homemade basil pesto pasta recipe that even a kid can make and clean up after too. Every summer, when my...

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This tomato pesto pasta with roasted tomato pesto, fresh mozzarella, basil, and a garlicky breadcrumbs gremolata is simple to make for a delicious and filling dinner everyone loves. Have you ever tried Sicilian pesto aka pesto alla...

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This tahini pasta salad with grilled halloumi, sugar snap peas, radishes, arugula, and mint is loaded with bright and fresh flavors and a creamy tahini dressing, making it a delicious vegetarian lunch or potluck side dish. I’m...

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Teeming with fresh herbs, bright lemon, tangy feta, crunchy salted pistachios, artichoke hearts, and tender asparagus, this orzo salad is the perfect spring side dish. Salads of all kinds are my jam. From grain salads like my...

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This simple chicken stew comes together in just one pot, swaps rice for orzo, and is brightened up with lemon juice for a lemony twist on the classic chicken and rice soup.  There’s something so comforting about...

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My Grandma’s easy, traditional minestrone soup recipe is one of the healthiest vegetable-heavy soups you’ll make, and it tastes far better than any of those Olive Garden minestrone soup copycat recipes thanks to the secret ingredient in...

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Classic fettuccine alfredo gets a bright and herbaceous makeover, thanks to Meyer lemons and rosemary, in this super simple, wonderfully creamy pasta dish. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a lemon lover which became...

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This quick udon stir fry recipe with sausage, cabbage, and shiitake mushrooms is a fast yaki udon noodle dinner full of savory slurpable flavor. Ramen noodles have definitely been having their heyday, but when I have my...

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This simple baked mac and cheese recipe features a dreamy combination of creamy gouda and Havarti cheese for a silky, cheesy homemade mac and cheese sauce that tastes SO MUCH BETTER than the boxed kind. There are...

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