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    Spring Vegetable Pasta

    I cannot get enough of the fresh veggies of Spring. Let’s be honest, I also cannot get enough of pasta, any pasta… any sauce… any time. So, this dish is absolutely perfect for me. This pasta dish incorporates the best of the Spring veggies with a thick and luscious Parmesan cream sauce, garlic and fresh herbs. It is a flavor boom in every bite. I know that something is really good when I literally crave it when I am not even cooking it. When I try and think of weeknight dinner ideas and this just pops into my head because it is so good I cannot stop thinking about it from the last…

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    Homemade Gnocchi with Tomato Basil Cream Sauce

    I really love homemade gnocchi and I think people don’t realize how simple they really are to make. Honestly, what I do is make extra baked potatoes when I am making them for dinner another night. Then I rice them up and boom, gnocchi comes together quickly and easily. Gnocchi is a super versatile dumpling and can be made with so many different sauces. In this recipe I make it with a delicious  tomato basil cream sauce, but you can also add in some vodka for vodka sauce if you’d like. You can also toss them with pesto sauces, marinara and pesto on top. That is one of my other favorite ways. Gnocchi…

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    Ricotta Gnudi with Walnut Pesto

    I am so in love with ricotta gnudi. I actually have another recipe on here for ricotta gnudi as well. It is slightly different and that one is made with breadcrumb. I will link it below. This one is slightly different and uses butter. I cannot get over the light as air dumplings though that taste like the inside of a ravioli! I mean seriously, isn’t that the best part! Now you get to enjoy the best part of a ravioli with all different sauces. What??? It is a dream come true. Homemade Ricotta Gnudi What is a ricotta gnudi? Gnudi in Italian means naked. So, really it is just like saying it…

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    Valentine’s Day Dinner at Home

    Are you looking for a way to spend a romantic Valentine’s Day at home? Maybe you order that heart shaped pizza for the kiddos and then have dinner with your loved one when they go to bed at night? Sounds like a plan to me. I will even include a fun recipe to make heart shaped pizzas at home for the kiddos! If you are over the reservations and finding a sitter… then do a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner at home this year. I have you covered. These recipes make dinner romantic, delicious, simple and fun! I hope you have an incredible Valentine’s Day dinner in this year! Get the kiddos fed first…

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    Flank Steak with Chianti Pan Sauce

    I am always trying to come up with meals that are quick and easy, yet don’t taste like they are quick and easy. You know what I mean, right? After all, we all want those meals that are quick and easy but flavorful and delicous. Well, this is one of those meals. It is a quick and easy weeknight meal that will make you forget it is Wednesday night and you are rushing around to get dinner on the table! What makes a good weeknight meal? I think a good weeknight meal is something that has minimal ingredients and takes minimal effort. It is easy to get stuck in the thought of quick…

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    Wild Mushroom Risotto

    I am an absolute lover of risotto. I not only love to eat risotto, but I love making risotto as well. It is a process but stay with my here. Do not go run away. It is a very simple process. It does take about 20-30 minutes from start to finish; however, it is very easy to make other dishes while you’re stirring away at your risotto. My favorite risotto of all time, especially this time of year is wild mushroom risotto. I am a huge mushroom fan and I love to mix in fresh herbs like thyme and basil to help make things more seasonal in flavor. I love thyme and basil…

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    Sticky Crunchy Asian Style Wings

    You all know I am a huge fan of chicken wings. Really any kind of wings. I like bone-in, boneless, spicy, honey glazed, bbq’d and especially these Asian style sticky, crunchy wings. These are the perfect wings for game day. Especially if you are having people over. Everyone will be making hot wings, spicy wings, buffalo wings… this will be a very welcome version of chicken wings.   How do you get this wing so crunchy? The crunch on this wing is amazing. Now I am about to completely blow your mind. These wings are baked, yep… baked!! Is your mind blown? LOL… I did not think they would get this crunchy in…

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    Chicken Spiedini

    Don’t you love dishes that sound difficult and complex but are really simple and easy to make? I do, I do!! This is one of those dishes. I mean if you tell people you are making chicken spiedini, they are like, wow, what’s that? Then you make it and it is ridiculously easy, but packs a huge punch of flavor! Amazing!! What is Chicken Spiedini? In Italian Spiedini means skewers. So essentially these are fancy chicken skewers. Yet, doesn’t it sound so much better to say spiedini? LOL Classically, chicken spiedini is lightly breaded and then skewered and grilled. In the version I am giving you today, I have lightened it up a…

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    Creamy Pasta Alfredo with Broccoli

    I seriously dream about this pasta. Do you ever daydream about food? Or sit at work and crave what you are going to have for dinner that night. Well, this is one of those dishes. It is creamy, yet light and it satisfies every craving, want and desire I could have for a dinner. It also really helps that it is quick and easy to make a mom-win with getting the kiddos to eat broccoli! Like they wolf it down! Seriously. How to get a light Alfredo sauce This is the thing that can make or bring your alfredo sauce. Have you ever had a gloppy, thick, way too heavy alfredo sauce? It…

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    Sweet Corn and Basil Risotto

    This is the epitome of Summer in a bowl. If you are like me and cannot get enough of that sweet summer corn, but want more ways to enjoy it than just right off the cob. Well, then this recipe is for you. This sweet corn and basil risotto is a wonderful twist on the classic risotto. Instead of finishing with butter, we finish this with some creamy mascarpone cheese. Along with some savory, salty grated Parmesan, of course. Garden fresh basil is the absolute kicker in this delicious dish. What kind of rice is best risotto? You want to make sure that you use a very starchy, short grain rice such as…