Every time I test this pasta, I go to take a taste, and end up eating the entire bowl right there over the counter. It is shockingly good. There is something about super fresh, hand made pasta dough covered in incredibly rich cream sauce that is irresistible to me. If you have a pasta attachment…
Category: Dinner
Gorgonzola Soufflé
This blue cheese soufflé brought my eight year old around to blue cheese. I made a BIG deal about how fancy soufflés are and how wildly they rise in the oven. We made an activity of checking on it through the oven window every 5 minutes or so while it was baking. It was an…
Ground Beef Taco Meat
I feel like I have finally cracked a code that has plagued me for years. I grew up eating ground beef that was flavored simply with salt, pepper, and chopped onion, which was delicious and it’s own special thing. However, I always loved when I would stay at friends’ houses and their ground ups would…
Chimichurri Green Sauce
I still remember the first time I had this sauce. My husband and I had just moved to Houston from New Orleans. We didn’t know many people yet, and my husband’s friend’s mom invited us all over for dinner. She made an entire beef tenderloin! I had never seen one before and didn’t know what…
Pink Pasta! Handmade Cavatelli with Roasted Beets and Goat Cheese
This recipe takes the classic combo of roasted beets and goat cheese up a notch by coating our goat cheese in olive oil and bread crumbs and crisping it up in the oven. The cavatelli is similar to making gnocchi and couldn’t be easier. It’s a bit of a project, so I recommend it for…
Blue Corn Tortillas
We’ve started making these blue corn tortillas in my house, and my kids are all about them. The color is beautiful. The dough is so soft and fun to squish and make into the little dough balls. There is much more flavor to the blue corn than a standard yellow corn tortilla. They are perfect…
Soy Braised Chicken Tacos
These tacos are the perfect combination of sweet, salty, savory, and tangy. All the flavors mingle so well and will be a flavor symphony in your mouth. The quick pickled veggies are delightful on top. They are pretty sweet and vinegary. Perfect to round out the intense soy flavor of the chicken. Soy Braised Chicken…
Orange Stew
Often for class I plan foods and flavors I suspect may be challenging for students. I think it’s important to have a mix of fun, easy-to-like recipes and some that may be unfamiliar. I base it on the type of curriculum I would want for my kids, if I signed them up for a class….
Citrus Shrimp Tacos
Growing up on the Gulf Coast made shrimp a familiar protein for me, but I find that is not the case for many of my students that grew up in Colorado. These sweet-glazed shrimp tacos are an easy way to introduce a somewhat unfamiliar food. The orange flavor can help with the strong flavor shrimp…
How to Make the Most Beautiful Soup
This soup is such a fun and delicious way to introduce new vegetables. In our house, we like to call this soup the most beautiful soup in the world. It’s such a vibrant pink/purple! I highly recommend a large dollop of sour cream on top with some yummy crusty bread for dipping. If you are…
Eggplant Sliders
The 2024 Fall Semester of classes I’m running are all color based. Students sign up for a course such as “Pleasant Purple” or “Refreshing Red” and each week we make a different recipe or two using fruits and vegetables that are that color all month. We learn about the fruit or vegetable and often have…
Roasted Broccoli and Chicken Alfredo
I love the decadence of Alfredo sauce. I have fond memories of going to Olive Garden with my mom and diving into a bowl of cheesy, saucy pasta. It was not something we typically cooked at home growing up, but I have found it is one of the easiest restaurant quality meals to recreate at…
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