Tag: tomato

cajun jambalaya pasta

cajun jambalaya pasta

tom and i love going to the cheesecake factory.  forget about the endless search for a parking spot.  forget about the crazy wait. forget about the overpriced slices of cheesecake.  it’s entirely worth it.  the far away parking spaces help to burn the extra calories.  

sausage pasta bake

sausage pasta bake

i wish that i could be italian… making meatballs, homemade pasta and cannolis filled with marscapone cheese.  but i’m not.  i was, however, elated when i received “the italian issue” of the food network magazine a few months back.  it was full of all things italian 

shrimp pasta

shrimp pasta

i’m sorry that i’ve been away, shoebox!  the flu hit our, which resulted in a tasty pot of this.  then the parents came to visit for a weekend, which resulted in lots of eating out and a batch of these. going back a few weeks 

pico de gallo

pico de gallo

as mentioned in my previous post, i went a little crazy on the dips for quesadilla dinner last week.  pico de gallo is very simple to make and this is just one example of several variations.   This recipe makes about a cup and a 

guacamole

guacamole

tonight we had a quick quesadilla dinner before bran and i ran over to paint + canvas for an awesome painting class!  i was going to throw some southwest salad on the side, but bran is not a salad fan, so i kinda went a 

ranch bacon pasta salad

ranch bacon pasta salad

pasta salad from the box is really good for hot summer months when you need something to go with dinner in a pinch.  i decided to kick it up a notch and make it from scratch.  it’s my first pasta salad (other than making mom’s 

lasagne

lasagne

lasagne is one of my signature dishes, i don’t think that i’ve made it the same way twice.  it has changed and evolved over time, depending on how much prep time i have, what i’ve got in the kitchen and how many people i’m cooking