This light, summery pasta salad tosses orzo with lots of veggies and a light olive oil dressing! I've been sharing a lot of sweet recipes lately, so I figured it's time for a savory dish! Veggie-packed light pasta dishes that I can make ahead of time are a go-to of mine during the summer. They're healthy and flavorful, they're pretty easy to whip up, and they tend to be a crowd pleaser... I mean what's not to love? Today's recipe is made with one of my favorite types of pasta for summertime pasta salads: orzo. I find this itty bitty pasta shape to be perfect for tossing with summery veggies and a light dressing. And speaking of dressings, this recipe uses my simple go-to combo for pasta salads: extra virgin olive oil + fresh lemon juice & zest + something sweet - in this case, agave ... [Read More]
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Pasta Shells with Easy Arugula Cherry Tomato Sauce [vegan]
Sometimes keeping it simple is the best. Every Easter when I was growing up - and really, almost every other holiday - my family would go over to my grandma's for a big family get together. I've talked about my amazing grandma before, but she loved to cook for everyone - and she pretty much always overdid it with how much food she made. There would be a ridiculous amount of dishes for everyone to enjoy. From a giant antipasto salad and homemade breads, to a gigantic spread for the main course, to probably half a dozen desserts, complete with her annual bunny-shaped Easter cake, my grandma always spent days preparing. She also always made me eggplant parmigiana because I loved it (and later on, I developed an allergy to it, probably from eating it too much!). One type ... [Read More]
Pasta Pomodoro Please
When it comes to cooking, tons of ingredients don't necessarily equate to deliciousness. Sometimes the simplest of recipes are the best. This is the case for my very favorite pasta sauce.... You might have caught on by now that I love tomatoes. My adoration for them began as a kid growing up in Jersey, eating the giant tomatoes my grandpa grew in his garden. My love for tomatoes only grew when I studied abroad in Italy. I talked about this when I did a post about classic tomato sauce awhile ago, but while in Sicily, I ate a ridiculous amount of tomatoes - a lot of the time in caprese salads or pasta pomodoro. I seriously never got sick of eating these dishes! If you ask different people, you'll get different answers, but to me, a pomodoro sauce and a marinara sauce differ in ... [Read More]