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….
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Summer Sweet Corn Elotes Salad
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…
Spicy Zucchini Orzo
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…
Bucatini all’Amatriciana Recipe
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…
Orecchiette with Hot Italian Sausage
Life is always busy around the holidays, and it can be especially hard to keep a good diet or meal prep plan around the holidays. Luckily, I have the perfect dish that is not only a cozy bowl of pasta, but is also full of lean protein and vegetables….Orecchiette with Hot Italian Sausage! This is…
Award Winning Hot Sausage Beer Cheese Dip
Um, did I get that title right? Award WINNING Hot Sausage Beer Cheese Dip? I literally never come in first place for anything, so to my shock, my dip that I had entered into The Tipsy Housewife (April), The Chicago Good Life (Christine), and Sassy Confetti’s (Alex) first annual Dip Party Extravaganza won! I dipped,…
Bowtie Pasta with Italian Sausage
I’m throwing down a classic here, and I have to tell you, you’re going to like it. This dish has been something I’ve been making for years, usually when I am on a diet and need a pasta fix and looking for a healthy serving of protein. Bowtie pasta with Italian sausage…what more can you…
Easy Chicken and Rice Casserole
It’s not even fall yet, but there’s a chill in the air in Chicago which means one thing: CASSEROLE SEASON. I mean, what could be better than chicken an rice casserole? Something, warm, creamy, sometimes cheesy and always full of carbs…except not this time. You see, this girl has a figure to maintain, and while…
Summer Vegetable Pasta
My favorite part about summertime is being able to have a garden. Unfortunately for me, city living isn’t necessarily the best place to have a garden, and I am very sure my landlord would be furious if I even attempted to start one in my studio. Anyway, it’s off the the suburbs I go if…
Greek Chicken Salad
Lunch is my favorite meal of the day, and also my worst enemy. Ever since I was a kid, I looked forward to lunch…maybe because I would often skip breakfast. Regardless, nothing delights me more than mini-dinner in the middle of the day. With that, ever since I’ve been let loose in the working world…