Brittany's PantryPasta W/Vodka Sauce & Spicy Sausage
It is funny sometimes how things stick with you. Years ago, (why do so many of my posts start with that…?) I was watching Giada DeLaurentiis make a pasta dish on one of her very first cooking shows, Everyday Italian. They featured the finished product first and it was wonderfully creamy and…
Roasted Fall Vegetables-Two Ways!
Brace yourselves. I have news. There is a misconception that great produce is not available once summer is over. *gasp* I know. Shocking. Obviously, since you all go to pumpkin patches and apple orchards in September and October, you know that this cannot entirely be the case. Autumn is a favorite time…
College Pasta
Have you ever noticed that the dishes that grace your table are such a representation of your life that it is almost like a culinary scrapbook. Let me explain… Years ago when I was in college (go figure), I lived in an old, yellow house just off campus. The floor was so…
Rice & Noodle Pilaf
You can never have too may side dishes in your menu arsenal. You can also never have too many quick and easy side dishes that go with everything. As you may have guessed, that is what this is. It never hurts to state the obvious. It is easy to slip into a…
Weeknight Pasta Puttanesca
Its no secret the our family loves food with a tang to it. We are just ‘tangy’ people, I guess. It isn’t as though you couldn’t tell by the kinds of recipes I post here. They are a direct reflection of what is on my table every day. Hence, the evidence is…
Deviled Egg Pasta Salad
Every once in awhile, I serve something that everyone likes. And I mean everyone. I am usually a bit surprised by it and this time was no exception. People went wild for this pasta salad. I have served it twice, both times to a different crowd and WOW! What a hit! As…
Salmon Noodle Bowl
Have I ever mentioned to you how much I love fish? I really do. I have to physically restrain myself from posting obscene amounts of salmon and tilapia recipes here. Never mind that this is quite obviously a salmon dish or that a How To recipe involving tilapia and parchment paper is…
Bistro Braised Chicken
I would be remiss this week if I didn’t share this recipe, as it has become a favorite in our house this winter. In the last several months, while dealing with a particularly snowy winter here in central IL, I have been gravitating toward comfort food. I know I am not alone…
Sweet & Spicy Shrimp
I am pausing in the middle of my Back To School Series and my self proclaimed honey phase, to post this recipe. We have ben devouring it at our house. And I do mean devour, with no conversation and just the sounds of lips smacking and forks hitting the plates echoing off…
Peanut Noodles
When it comes right down to it, the fact that this dish has a no-cook sauce and that I can make it entirely in the blender…well…that is really what drew me to it originally. After I made it once, it was the flavor that drew me in. The second time I made…
Lemon & Garlic Shrimp Linguini
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I only post recipes that I make regularly; recipes that have made an appearance on my table several times and will continue to do so long after these words are archived. I have actually been making this dish for years…
Creamy Penne W/Shrimp & New Holiday Traditions
Several years ago, when Evelyn was around three, she was sitting with me and watching Giada make this pasta on her Food Network show. This was not unusual. She is six now and still watches cooking shows with me; commenting on dishes like a seasoned chef. But this particular time, she turned…
Roasted Tomato Pasta & The day my freezer ate my tomatoes…
Who has two thumbs and is super excited about today’s post???? THIS gal! (Read the following really fast but monotone and with very little inflection in your voice. That is how I hear these next words in my head as I type…) Disclaimer: I was in Barnes & Noble today-don’t you just love that place?- and…
Chicken Tetrazzini
If you follow me on Facebook you may have noticed that I have been freezing meals and food for busy days that are post new baby. I plan on doing a more detailed post of hints, tips, and all the freezer recipes that are quickly maxing out my chest freezer. But for…
Pesto & Filling The Freezer
When posting recipes for you, I try to mention if that particular dish is good as leftovers, freezes well, can be made ahead, or doubles easily. These are tips that I always look for and kind of take a mental note about when I am looking through recipes. This information makes my…
Love a Good Recipe?
Then you’ve come to the right place! I’m Brittany, and I share tested, trusted recipes you’ll love. I prepare & photograph food, obsess over the perfect recipe, and enjoy grins of delight when I serve up something awesome. Enjoy!
