I Am... 14 Best Weeknight Pastas to Make for Dinner That Aren’t Carbonara
1. Chicken Pot Pie Bow Ties A twenty minute pop everything into the Instant Pot creamy chicken pot past with carrots, onions and peas, perfect for when you want dinner, fast. 2. 2 Ingredient Creamy Herby Garlicky Pasta This has got to be the best dinner you can make with just two ingredients: herby garlicky Boursin cheese and your favorite pasta shape. Done and done. 3. Bacon And Egg Bucatini It’s a breakfast for dinner situation with this bacon and egg bucatini with savory soy sauce and crispy snap peas. 4. Lemony Cheesy Pasta Creamy and rich with a bright hit of citrus, this lemon pasta comes together in flash. Only 5 ingredients! 5. Alla Gricia Almost like carbonara, but without the eggs, alla gricia is what you make when you don’t want to go to the store. Bacon, cheese, and cracked black pepper come together into a super glossy sauce that clings to pasta in all the right ways. 6. Garlicky Brown Butter Parm NoodlesGrown up buttered noodles: nutty aromatic brown butter, garlic and parmesan. Super fast, super delicious. 7. Secret Ingredient Amatriciana Tomato sauce, bacon (the recipe calls for pancetta, but everyone knows bacon is the way to go), cheese, and chili flakes. Super savory, slightly spicy, so slurpable. 8. Extra Cheesey Baked Gnocchi Store bought gnocchi is your friend and cheesy baked gnocchi is a weeknight indulgence. Bubbly cheese, meat sauce, and little potato dumplings are the perfect weeknight comfort. 9. Creamy Spinach And Mushroom Fettuccine Twenty minutes, butter, garlic, mushrooms, milk, spinach and pasta are what you want to make for dinner when you want it fast. Comforting and quick. 10. One Pot Puttanesca One pot means less mess means more time for Netflix. Puttanesca is one of those classic Italian weeknight recipes: fast, flavorful, and completely addictive. 11. Spicy Seafood Tagliatelle Creamy tomato rosè sauce with seafood and pasta – perfect for a quick and tasty weeknight dinner! 12. Avocado Sauce Bow Ties If you love avocado toast, you’ll love this avocado sauce pasta. It’s rich and creamy but not heavy and has a hint of brightness from the lime. Super quick and perfect for those meatless Mondays! 13. Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly Pasta Sweet and savory chunks of caramelized pork belly, freshly ground black pepper and noodles. This will forever be one of my favorite dishes. 14. Stovetop Jalapeño Broccoli Mac And Cheese If you looking for creamy spicy mac and cheese, this is the recipe for you. Stovetop mac and cheese is super creamy and this one’s studded with a hint of spice and broccoli for health. Happy weeknight pasta-ing! noodles forever, xoxo steph
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I Am... 8 Spoopy Cute Totoro Foods to Make this Halloween
I love dressing up food as cute things – in another life I’d want to be a full time bento maker that just makes super cute Japanese food all the time. There’s a really intense kyaraben/charaben world out there where people make elaborate character bentos and if I were more patient, I would totally try my hand at it. The only character bentos I’ve ever tried making were all Totoro themed because I love that giant furry magical cat but maybe one day...
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I Am... The Best Way to Cook Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Gnocchi: Gnocchi Carbonara Recipe
Is there anything better than a bowl of carbonara? Creamy, bacon-y, eggy carbs will forever be my friends. Carbonara is absolutely one of my favorite dishes ever and if I could carbonara everything I would. Carbonara gnocchi is especially delicious because pillowy soft dumplings and bacon and cheese and eggs, oh yes! I did lighten the whole thing up a bit though by using my go-to low carb filling treat, Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi. Remember when it was difficult to find Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi?! It was crazy popular and they always sold out. Now it’s always in stock. Maybe it’s not popular anymore but I still love it so much.
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I Am... What to Order at Au Pied de Cochon, Montreal
There are three must eat restaurants in Montreal, according to Mike: Joe Beef, Toque!, and of course, Au Pied de Cochon. On our last trip to Montréal, we were lucky to eat at all three.
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I Am... 15 Minute Spicy Shrimp and Snap Pea Stir Fry
Skip the takeout and make this shrimp and snap pea stir fry at home. It’ll take less time than delivery, it’ll be healthier, and you’ll feel like you accomplished something. #winning!
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I Am... 2 Ingredient Creamy Herby Garlicky Pasta
It’s carb-loading season, my most favorite of all the seasons! When the weather starts to turn chilly, you know it’s time to light those candles, grab those bowls, and eat those noods. I’m not sure why I don’t eat pasta out of a bowl more often. When I was in high school, I feel like I ate primarily out of bowls. But then, as I got older I started eating on plates more? Still there’s something so so comforting about a bowl of pasta: cradling it in your hands, sitting on the couch, a huge Netflix queue lined up. Yes, I’m still watching, stop it with your judging Netflix!
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I Am... 24 Hours in Aspen and Camping at Maroon Bells
Last summer Mike and I drove through Colorado, making a quick stop at Maroon Bells, one of the most photographed areas in all of the world – at least according to the Colorado tourism board. Not sure if that is true or not, but we lucked out and happened to get one of the very last camping spots right in the park, near the edge of the river. It was a perfect one night camp stop: being in the park meant that it would be easy enough to head up in the morning to watch sunrise over the famous peaks and close enough to Aspen that we spent the afternoon eating.
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I Am... Friday Finds: 9.27.19
Yay! It’s Fall! It’s been getting chillier where we are, but the days are still lovely and warm, the way fall should be. I’m all about the cozy sweaters and crispy cool nights and eating more food to get a little more fluffy to stay warm during the winter. Maybe not the last one, but man oh man, is it hard to stick to my keto diet here in Montreal. I literally at an entire slice of kouign amann and it was so full of butter that it was practically oozing out. I didn’t regret one bite, it was SO good.
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I Am... The Cutest Roundest Pancake Balls You’ll Ever Make and Eat: Danish Aebleskiver
I am currently obsessed with all things ball-shaped. Ever since I pulled out our takoyaki pan from the highest shelf, I’ve been convinced that I need to use it more and more. It takes a lot of effort to put it back – usually it’s buried behind a bunch of things – so I’m going to enjoy it while I can. If you have a takoyaki pan, you might be wondering, what can I make in a takoyaki pan? The answer is: EVERYTHING!
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I Am... Low Carb Keto-Friendly Thai Red Curry Noodle Soup
Now that the weather is starting to turn just the tiniest bit chilly, it’s time for soup! There’s nothing quite like a cozy bowl of soup to warm you up from the cold, especially if there are noodles in it.
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I Am... 6 of The Best Things to Eat in Montreal Right Now
Mike and I are in Montreal right now eating our hearts out. We’ve only ever been here once before and the last time, all of the food was amazing. There are some spots we are definitely going back to and some new spots that we’re planning to hit up. If you’re looking for somewhere new to visit that’s beautiful and full of good food, Montreal is the place to be. Here are our six things you absolutely can’t miss!
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I Am... Friday Finds: 9.20.19
Happy Friday! How is it the third week of September already?! Is it me, or does time pass by more quickly the older you get? Mike and I talk about this all the time: when you’re a kid the summer seems endless. Now, it passes by in the blink of an eye. But, I’m excited anyway because it’s almost officially fall! Time for ALL the cozy things. Especially cozying up and drinking pumpkin spice lattes and spending the afternoon reading mildly interesting things on the internet.
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