This easy-enough-for-a-weeknight lamb ragu is the perfect rich, hearty, soul-warming meal! I'm not the most organized person. For years, I stored all my important documents (passport, checks that needed to be deposited, social security card) in a vintage napkin holder on my dresser. When I do ...
Whole Wheat Spaghetti with No Cook Tomato Sauce
This simple, healthy pasta dish makes the perfect summer meal when it's just too hot to cook! For years, I really dug in my heels about pasta with no-cook tomato sauce. It just looked so ho-hum to me. A bowl of plain pasta with some chopped tomatoes thrown in? How good could that be? I turned ...
Coconut Sesame Noodles with Pineapple and Snap Peas
Sesame noodles are given a luxurious, tropical makeover with coconut milk and chunks of juicy fresh pineapple! Do you have a million open boxes of spaghetti in your pantry? I am forever forgetting whether or not we have pasta when I'm at the store, so I buy more and then discover that there are ...
Spaghetti Frittata with Turkey Meatballs
This delicious spaghetti frittata with turkey meatballs was a total family dinner fail. Let me explain. I made it because Owen's picky eating has reached new heights lately. Last Sunday he ate nothing but fruit. (He refused French toast, roast chicken, sliced avocado, and a cream cheese ...
Soba Noodles with Tofu and Spicy Sesame Sauce (Vegan & Gluten-Free)
We need to talk about buckwheat noodles. I recently learned three things about Japanese soba noodles (aka buckwheat noodles): They are naturally gluten-free. They have amazing health benefits: they help to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and they are rich in fiber and ...
Orange Polenta Cakes with Strawberry Balsamic Sauce
Last month Alex and I spent a weekend in Philadelphia, which of course included a meal at Vedge (OMG) and a trip to Reading Terminal Market, where we gorged ourselves on all the amazing food, like a pretzel-studded caramel ice cream from Bassett's that I literally cannot stop thinking about. There's ...
Pasta with Hummus and Tomatoes
Have you noticed that I've been putting smoked paprika in everything lately? I'm kind of obsessed with it. I just stocked up at Despana, this amazing Spanish market near my work. My entire office is moving next week from our beautiful Soho loft to…right near Penn Station. Before we go, we're all ...
