Spaghetti Alla Carbonara

Carbonara is usually on my Friday night menu because it’s one of those tasty dishes that take very little time to prepare and use common ingredients (eggs, cheese, spaghetti).  You may need to pick up some pancetta or keep a package in the freezer for ‘one of those days’. One of the most important steps… Read More

Perfect Pasta Making

“Why waste your time making it?”, I could hear my mom telling me.  “Why don’t you just go buy it at the store?” Strange question coming from someone like my own mother, who always made everything from scratch, even chocolate chip cookies, when all we wanted were Chips Ahoy. I remember pondering the same question… Read More

Farfalle with Tuna, Tomatoes, Olives and Onions

This is another one of my super simple recipes.  I like to keep key staples in my pantry and fridge (but that’s for another blog post) and this is one of those recipes that take no time and can be done when you have no food in the house. Funny enough, I did grocery shop… Read More

Pasta with Meaty Tomato Sauce

Ok so here’s an easy tomato sauce recipe that’s so tasty, everyone licked their plates clean ?. The trick to making a sweet tasting tomato sauce is time! It needs to cook on low/simmer for a few hours for that beautiful taste.  For 6 people (I had leftovers but used it to make a nice… Read More

Garden Eggplant and Tomato Pasta

​ So when you’re out on the water, you want to come back for lunch and prepare something that requires very little time to prepare so that we can refuel and get back to having fun! Oh and did I mention that this recipe uses our garden/in season eggplants and ripe tomatoes to give a… Read More