I love Italian food so it wasn’t a surprise when I was craving it the other day.  Mmm, carbs.  Sorry, I got distracted.     😉  I didn’t have the time to make my Marinara Sauce so I decided to try a quicker recipe.  In fact, I tried a completely different kind of sauce.  Little did I know that I’d be taking a trip down memory lane when I decided to make this pasta dish.  I’ll explain. The pasta is coated with an Italian puttanesca sauce, a light tomato based sauce full of fresh tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, olives, and capers. Pasta Puttanesca …

I don’t like grocery shopping, like at all.  People seem to lollygag while I’m on a mission.  Road rage in the grocery store aisles?  Maybe.  Plus, it never fails that I always have at least one ingredient on my list that I can’t find or the store randomly decides to not stock. After a long week last week, I avoided the dreaded grocery store . While I was happy to skip it, I quickly regretted it as soon as I tried to make dinner.  Cereal for dinner it is.  Don’t judge me.     😉  Cereal wasn’t going to cut it …

Does green colored food get a bad rap?  Split pea soup, spinach pasta, green smoothies, guacamole, green colored cakes and cookies…  All are delightful foods, but they rarely look appetizing, especially in photos.  I will admit that I was finicky about the amount of green-ness going on when I created the Double Mint Cookie Bar, so maybe my problem is with green sweets?   It’s not easy being green.     😉  Whatever my hang up is, I apparently don’t have an issue with green savory dishes. There are tons of green colored savory foods that I love and this pasta coated …

There are days that I think I might become a vegetarian.  I’m not a fan of preparing meat because I don’t like to touch it raw and I have to be in the mood to eat it (as weird as the latter part might sound).  However, there are times when I crave meat.  Like a lot.  You know, because it’s delicious.  This time my craving led me to chorizo, a delightfully spicy sausage that is common in Spanish cuisine.  The result was this outrageous pasta dish that will keep you coming back for seconds and thirds. This pasta has a creamy pink …