Pesto Pasta is a favorite in our house, but unless you have a garden, abundant basil is hard to come by. This Broccoli Sunflower Pesto Pasta is a solution to all of that! It uses only the tiny container of basil they sell at the grocery and the parboiled broccoli fills up the rest with flavor for a perfect, saucy pesto pasta situation. Plus it’s nut free!
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I’ve been eating this super simple dinner all week, and I can’t get over how flavorful and easy it is. I roast a bunch of broccoli and brussels sprouts in a large baking sheet until nicely browned then toss it in the easiest sesame and soy dressing ever. It’s that easy.
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A year ago, I wouldn’t have called myself a big fan of pasta. It wasn’t something in our regular dinner rotation, and I’ve never been keen on tomatoey red sauce. Visiting Italy changed that for me. There were so many varieties of pasta that were so simplified, and subtly saucy and extra al dente. This is my favorite kind of pasta. I wanted to create a pasta with tons of supporting ingredients (broccoli, sausage, lemon) and a silky barely-there sauce that coats the almost chewy pasta, and you wonder how pasta could ever taste so good. This rigatoni with broccoli, lemon, and sausage is just that. Among other things, it includes crushed fennel seed, thinly sliced garlic, and just a splash of cream to make the sauce extra silky.
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Trader Joe’s and I have an on again off again relationship. It’s fraught with parking anxiety, too many people in the too narrow aisles, and distance from my house. Lately, we’re back together again, since a new TJ’s opened up, and I stocked up on some new products recently that I’ve been adding to absolutely everything. One of those is Chili Onion Crunch. It’s like a chili oil with crunchy dehydrated onions in it. Though I’m not crazy about their tahini, it’s a place to actually buy tahini, so I’ll take what I can get. After a short trip this week, I threw together this delicious Tahini Broccoli and Farro Salad using all Trader Joe’s Ingredients! It was simple, and perfect for taking a lunch to work. Top it off with a drizzle of Chili Onion Crunch and some Everything Bagel Seasoning, and you have a crazy delicious meal.
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This is where my blog peaks, and no other recipe will live in infamy like this miso butter and mushroom orecchiette. Which I have misspelled and spelled again fifteen times since writing this post. ORECCHIETTE. Why so many letters? I’m here to tell you that this pasta is an umami bomb. The savory miso butter…
Sam once told me he didn’t like carrots, which I took as a challenge to craft the most delicious carrot recipe that even the most dedicated carrot-hater couldn’t hate. I used to hate a lot of vegetables until I found out that everything is good roasted. Everything. Even a brussels sprout. I made this amazing…
Hi Friends! Every year I fall in love with autumn all over again, and I’m reminded why. I took a step outside and watched the rain fall on a big oak tree in our backyard while all the yellowed leaves fell to the ground. It smelled like dirt and leaves and those scented crayons that…