We’re in the thick of casserole season now, folks. As the last local farmers’ markets shutter for the season and unseasonably warm weather means anything above freezing, it’s time to get friendly with your bakeware again. And if you’re into filling that bakeware with loads of pasta and cheese…welcome home, friend. This recipe is an…
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The Meatiest Vegetarian Bolognese
This recipe makes for a perfect blustery fall dinner. As it simmers on the stovetop it smells as though you’ve stepped in someone’s Nonna’s house. Oodles of mushrooms, shiitakes in particular, give this sauce a thick, rich meatiness you would never expect in a vegetarian recipe. Add layers of aromatic vegetables and a splash of…
Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli Lasagna
The month of September brings up a lot of different emotions for everybody. The nervous excitement for back to school season, the relief of getting back into routines, the anticipation of the return of Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy. For me, September signals casserole season. Dishes of hot and comforting baked pastas are not the type…
How to: Make your Own – Cheesy Gnocchi Bake
I’m a real sucker for lasagnas. I’ll make them a few times a year and always forgot how much work they can be. Worth it? absolutely. But still, shortcuts are nice. But to be honest, most of the time, when I hear shortcut, I hear sacrifice. I find it usually means skipping a ‘homemade’ step for a ‘convenience’ step. And…
How to Eat is Getting a Makeover! And a Simple Spring Pasta.
Guys, this year How to Eat will be FIVE years old. We can’t believe it. That doesn’t mean we’re actually five years older though, right? When we started this humble little recipe and cooking blog, we always talked about our one-day dream of turning it into something more. What that ‘more’ was we were’t sure, but…
Mushroom Stroganoff
I have been dying to share this recipe. I would be shouting ‘MUSHROOM STROGANOFF!’ from the rooftops if it was at all socially acceptable. Short ingredient list. Cooks in under thirty. A monkey could make it. That’s a classic triple threat, right there. Wait. It’s also just-try-holding-me-back-from-eating-the-whole-pot delicious. Quad threat. I’ve been holding this little recipe…
Chicken Soup for Cold Season
Anyone else feeling like this cold and flu season has been particularly brutal? Granted, my daughter is spending her first year daycare, too. Also known as the world’s biggest germ factory. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised it’s been cold central around here. When my nose is raw and my throat lumpy, all I want is a magical cure for my…