I’m so excited to share this zucchini dish with you that I can hardly stand it! Fair warning, you do need a quite a few pots and a bit of time for this recipe (this is definitely not a one pot wonder), but it is SO worth it.  Start with scooping out your zucchini.  I used a grapefruit spoon because the serrated edges made scooping really easy, but really any spoon will work.  (Note that I placed the zucchini in the baking dish just for show.  You’ll see from the rest of the photos that I had to remove them.) Place …

I’ve been on a comfort food kick lately. Maybe it’s the anticipation of a new season upon us that constantly calls for warm and cozy comfort food.  Perhaps it’s because comfort food is awesome anytime of the year.  Whatever the reason, pasta is one of my favorite go-to comfort foods.  I think this pasta dish is the ideal summertime comfort food because it’s light and fresh. This pasta is coated with a no-cook herbed goat cheese “sauce” and accompanied with miniature tomatoes. Pappardelle With Tomatoes And Herbed Goat Cheese Recipe (2 servings) Ingredients: 6 ounces of Pappardelle pasta (You can really use any kind …

Meatballs, meatballs, meatballs.  Can you say that three times fast?     😉  My grandmother’s Italian meatballs were the best.   I’ve not been able to recreate them since she’s passed away and I’m pretty sure I won’t find her exact recipe so I’ve been on a quest to find the “perfect” recipe. I saw this tasty looking recipe on good old Pinterest.  These meatballs are not the typical Italian ones, but I thought I’d give it a try.  After all, there are lots of a fantastic meatball recipes out there and they aren’t all Italian.  These meatballs are seasoned with warm spices of …

Roasted veggies and summer go hand in hand.  Why?  It’s grilling season and you can grill them up.  But guess what?  I’m sort of afraid to use a grill and when I say “sort of” I mean “I am.” Anyway, while everyone else is using their grill, I’ll be using my oven.  Yes, even on these hot days… We have an air conditioner, it should be okay. This dish is loaded with roasted eggplant and corn and the quinoa is covered in a roasted red pepper sauce. Roasted Red Pepper, Eggplant, And Corn Quinoa Recipe (About 6 servings) Ingredients: 1 medium eggplant, roughly …