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Some of the best tomatoes around are the MightyVine tomatoes based out of Rochelle, Illinois. In addition to no-waste eating, I do my best to eat local, and it’s unbelievably easy when the produce from my home state is delicious. I decided to whip up a quick caprese-style pasta with roasted tomato, burrata, and basil….
In Illinois, summer is all about the corn. We’re surrounded by it for months and months, and finally get to devour into this sweet treat in the summer. My brother and I were preparing some sides for a family barbecue and wanted to make something different. My brother and I share the value that we’re…
The potato. It’s the king of all foods. All of your nutrition needed in one big bulbous vegetable. Could you make it better? Perhaps with jalapeno? Or bacon? OR CHEESE? I partnered with Chateau Dumplings to produce this over the top, indulgent dish. I took my basic macaroni and cheese recipe and took it up…
You ever make a recipe so easy, but so delicious and think, “damn, how’d I go my whole life without eating this?” That’s how I felt about this Filipino Inspired Garlic Fried Rice recipe I managed to cook up. It’s the perfect side dish for when you want something a little more dolled up than plan…
Let me tell you about my first-ever recipe. It’s something I hold near and dear to my heart, and I want to share it with all of you. I call it “high school orzo,” but for the sake of SEO, let’s call this Spicy Zucchini Orzo. I began playing around the kitchen (unsupervised) in high…
A beautifully simple Capellini Aglio e Olio recipe for what seems like the first day of spring…even though it’s May 1st! For this recipe, I grated the garlic into both regular and garlic olive oil, salt, pepper, and a pinch of crushed red pepper. I had some extra spinach, so I toss that in and…
Brusketta, Bru-she-ta. However you like to say it, it doesn’t really matter in this case, trust me. Growing up with a semi-culturally Italian family always meant that bruschetta was served. The spotlight: the tomatoes. What good was your bruschetta if your tomatoes were just lack luster? The spotlight of this bruschetta pasta recipe? The tomatoes,…
I honestly debated on titling this recipe, “Italian Bacon Pasta,” but even though that is essentially what this is, it does not give the dish justice. You see, Bucatini all’Amatriciana is much more than that. It’s a dish that you can prepare for a night in, a date night, or maybe for your parents (I…
All right, fried rice! I promise, this fried rice recipe so quick and easy to make that it’ll be a great side dish or lunch for you to make any day of the week. I sometimes add chicken to this recipes, but the choice is up to you! Fried rice is nostalgic for me. Some…
Is there anything better than creamy tomato soup? How about creamy tomato soup without the cream? Yep! A Whole30 Tomato Soup! And it’s super easy, too. For me, personally, I love doing soups for lunch. They’re easy to make in bulk and they’re typically very healthy so long as you jam pack them with vegetables!…