After eating take-out for the past 13 days, I decided to ease back into cooking with a super simple tomato sauce with rigatoni that we just devoured. This is definitely a low ‘n slow sauce and we actually watched a great Italian film, Il Posto, as it cooked. This 6-ingredient tomato sauce is SO delicious and easy to make and requires virtually no fuss in the kitchen.
Roasted mushrooms add a delicate meatiness to this sauce that is equal parts earthy, spicy, and acidic. This spicy roasted mushroom tomato-meat sauce will be your new favorite weeknight pasta recipe.
These spicy ricotta meatballs are spicy and fragrant and rich and pair well with a simple tomato sauce and pasta and fresh basil leaves.
This easy recipe for creamy mushroom bacon soup is decadent, filled to the brim with mushrooms, and has just a hint of heat and plenty of aromatics to create a flavorful, filling dinner.
This sweet potato sauce is something else! Sweet potatoes, red bell peppers, and a big pile of aromatics are roasted, puréed, and then combined with a spicy tomato base and topped off with a bit of cream to create the ultimate sauce that is just a bit sweet, fragrant, and spicy.
Let’s talk about this Valentine’s Day Dessert. These ricotta bowls are everything beautiful and lovely and delicious. Paired with just the perfect hint of orange juice and zest, along with warm pan-fried pears, and topped with a decadent salted chocolate sauce, this recipe is everything you could ever want and more.
This Valentine’s Day dinner is a take on our Simple Tomato Broth with Shrimp and Orzo but utilizes beautifully seared scallops and a garnish that has just a hint of spiciness.
This beautiful dessert combines white chocolate, maple, and vanilla into a mousse that is absolutely heavenly.
Valentine’s Day is coming up just around the corner and if you don’t want to brave the dinner crowds, this Valentine’s Day dinner recipe with seared duck, vanilla-scented potato-parsnip purée and a velvety red wine sauce is sure to impress.
These wine-braised beef short ribs are certainly a luxury I don’t often indulge in, but when I do, it’s absolute heaven. I do recommend letting the ribs and broth sit overnight so you can skim off the excess fat, but you can eat them the night you make them as well.
This New Year’s Eve dinner for two is simply cooked filet mignon served on top of spinach and mushrooms along with brown-butter mashed potatoes. Dessert is a simple red wine poached pears.
Although not a true gratin due to the lack of cheese and breadcrumbs, this casserole made with thinly sliced potatoes, creamy béchamel sauce, and truffle oil is a delicious take on a classic recipe.
