Recipes and Videos
Good, Better, and Best Mac n Cheese
There’s just something so comforting about Mac n Cheese. Sometimes I want it and I am lazy and don’t feel like doing much and then other days I wanna go all out, so I made a recipe that features Mac n cheese for whatever amount of effort you wanna put into it.
Weeknighting: Dan Dan Noodles
These are not by any means authentic dan dan noodles but boy oh boy are they good. imagine the perfect balance of sweet, salty, spicy and umami along with a variety of textures AND it only takes about 25 minutes to come together.
Linguine and Clams
Bright, buttery clams with linguine noodles is so dope. It’s a dish you tend to forget about and when you rediscover it, you eat it for a week straight.
Italian Sausage and Rapini Pasta
This pasta is the bee’s knees guys. The hearty salsiccia adds a satisfying richness, perfectly balanced by the earthy bitterness of the rapini. It's a simple yet comforting dish that is so special.
20 Craveable Meals, 1 Hour
In one hour, you can have a whole week’s worth of great meals. These dishes will leave you wanting more. You might like them so much you don’t even make it the full week.
Italian Wedding & Minestrone Mashup Soup
Imagine a marriage between two classic Italian soups: minestrone and Italian wedding soup. This delightful hybrid combines the hearty goodness of minestrone with the savory meatballs and delicate greens of Italian wedding soup. You'll experience flavors that will warm your soul and leave you craving another bowl.
Coq Au Vin
There is nothing better than French comfort food and this is one of my favorite dishes. Saucy, aromatic braised chicken on a bed of buttered noodles, what more could you want?
Tonkotsu Ramen
If you want good, from scratch ramen, you have to put in a little bit of time and effort. This recipe is a labor of love but the results are transcendent.
Brown Butter Sage Pasta
One of the first pastas I learned how to make when I started cooking was a brown butter, sage and squash pasta. I was smitten. The nuttiness of the brown butter binds perfectly with the fried sage, roasted squash and parmesan cheese to make a pasta so delicious, it will have you making it every night.
Rapini Anchovy Pasta
Rapini and anchovies go together like peanut butter and jelly. It truly is a match made in heaven. I always find myself coming back to this pasta when I am in a rut and I need sustenance fast.
Bacon and Peas Pasta
What is better in pasta than bacon and peas? This weeknight pasta will leave you full and satisfied without taking up too much of your time and energy.
Creamy Ground Beef Stroganoff
Creamy ground beef Stroganoff is what dreams are made of. In this recipe, it will hit every note of nostalgia and leave you wondering how you made something better than Hamburger Helper.
One Pot Carbonara
Sometimes authentic is not always better. In this easy carbonara, I break quite a few rules for the end goal of a one pot recipe. (I’m sure someone’s Nonna is rolling over in her grave). Give it a try and decide for yourself if breaking the rules is worth it.
Faster, Better, Spaghetti & Meat Sauce
This one pot spaghetti with meat sauce breaks all the rules of how you “should” do it. But when it comes together in less than 30 minutes AND is just as good if not BETTER than the recipes that take hours? I’m sold.
The Best Classic Lasagna Recipe
FINALLY a classic lasagna recipe that I'm happy with. It’s delicious, well-constructed, and has all the familiarity that you're used to with fool proof techniques that level it up.
Creamy Mushroom White Sauce Pasta
When done right, mushroom pasta with cream sauce can be creamy, light, and luxurious, and one of the best ways to eat mushrooms, but in the wrong hands it can end up heavy and gloppy. I'll show you how to make this dish the right way.
Pasta alla Vodka (aka the king of pantry pastas)
Pasta alla vodka is one of THE MOST flavorful pastas and you probably have what you need to make it in your pantry right now. If you don't I'll give you options.
Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff is one of those comfort foods that's as much fun to make as it is to eat. So much technique!
15 Minute Carbonara
Rich, silky smooth carbonara in only 15 minutes!
Fettucini Alfredo with Homemade Pappardelle
Fettuccine alfredo is one of the most beloved Italian American pastas, but the heavy, gluey version that many of us have come to know can be so much better.
