Pasta Recipes

The school fundraiser was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Every other parent was probably dropping off gourmet cupcakes from that fancy bakery downtown, … Read more

Late October dusk, and the only thing I wanted was a pot of something golden. The butternut squash had been sitting on my counter for … Read more

There used to be a tiny restaurant tucked behind a bookstore in Portland called The Gilded Onion that made the most incredible pasta I have … Read more

“Mama, this is the best thing you’ve ever made.” My eight-year-old said it with a spoon halfway to his mouth, tomato sauce dripping onto the … Read more

The bowl was empty before I even had a chance to grab a fork. Twice in one week. That’s when my friend texted, “Can I … Read more

That first crackle of Cajun seasoning hitting hot oil — the kind that punches your nose before you even realize dinner’s underway — still pulls … Read more

My phone buzzed with a last-minute text: “Can you feed me? Starving and on my way.” The fridge offered little consolation—just a bag of frozen … Read more

I remember that night clearly — the clock nudged past 11 PM, and the fridge was practically echoing with emptiness. I wasn’t exactly planning a … Read more

“You sure you can pull this off in 15 minutes?” my partner asked, eyeing the clock skeptically as I tossed peeled shrimp into a sizzling … Read more

“Hey, what’s for dinner?” my roommate texted as I stared blankly into the fridge one evening after a marathon workday. Honestly, I wasn’t in the … Read more