Roasted Garden Veggie Pasta

This recipe is nearly a one dish, sheet-pan supper. Just boil noodles while all the veggies roast together. The tomatoes burst and mix with butter to form a rich delicious sauce to spoon over the pasta. Top with grated parmesan. Roasted Garden Veggie Pasta is absolutely full of fresh flavor and couldn't be easier to make. This recipe is called "Garden" Veggie pasta but you can go ahead and call it refrigerator veggie pasta if you like - It...

Buttercup Squash Alfredo Sauce

This Buttercup Squash Alfredo Sauce is absolutely amazing. It is rich, creamy, savory and HEALTHY too. This is a great dish for kids as it has "hidden veggies". They will love it, eat it up and so will you. I call this an Alfredo sauce but "technically" it is a béchamel. The difference between Alfredo and béchamel is the addition of flour. I prefer to make my "Alfredo" sauce by starting with a roux which is a butter and flour mixture that is...

Creamy Tomato Soup

This tomato soup is just the best. Add a grilled cheese sandwich and you have one of my very favorite meals of all time. It is simple, flavorful, rich and actually very hearty and filling. I like to make this soup with fresh tomatoes and fresh basil when they are abundant in the fall. You can use canned tomatoes and dried basil too. Either way, you are guaranteed to love this Creamy Tomato Soup I have this wonderful soup bubbling away in my...

Easy Summer Dinner| Pesto Pasta

Summer BEGS for easy, fast and fresh meals. It is often too hot and too late by the time we roll to the dinner table to make anything that takes a long time. This easy summer dinner recipe is homemade, fast, kid approved and really capitalizes on one of my most favorite, fresh, seasonal ingredients - BASIL! The smell of basil screams summer to me and this Homemade Pesto Pasta dish is one you will love to make whether summer or not! BASIL - it...

From Scratch Mac and Cheese

Who doesn't love Mac and Cheese? Talk about a comfort food! It is creamy, rich, filling and oh so delicious. This dish is kid friendly and hearty enough to be eaten as the main meal. You can add protein to make it a more complete meal or serve it as a side dish. This from scratch Mac and Cheese has only 6 ingredients and can be whipped up fast. . . Make it on the stove top, Instant Pot or even a slow cooker to make it extra easy. I promise you...