Hey friends! Are you feeling like the holidays are slowly creeping up behind you? But how can this be? The leaves are still begging to change colors here in Nashville, and these hot summertime-like days make me wonder if we are just ...
Nine Layer Pasta Salad
Yep…you heard it right. Nine Layer Pasta Salad. Nine incredible layers of wonderful textures and flavors. Could it have been less? Sure, but I had a hard time leaving out any of the yummy layers. And like my husband John always says, “Why do ...
Blue Cheese Pasta Salad
Which side of the “blue cheese” court do you fall on? Blue cheese definitely has its rabid fans and then plenty of people who just stay clear away. I don’t feel like I’ve ever spoken to someone who “kinda liked” blue cheese. Is it the mold ...
Creole Shrimp with Lemon Basil Pasta
I just love summer. And all the flavors summer keeps at the tip of our tongues. I can’t seem to get enough of certain flavors: citrus, basil, rosemary, melons, and of course seafood… (notice I conveniently left off ice cream, Mexican pelatas, M ...
Supreme Pizza Pasta Salad
What a week! Lots of celebrating around here between the birthdays of America, my sweet husband John, and my niece Presley, who requested to be quoted as saying “This Supreme Pizza Pasta Salad is amazing!” We are all together down here in Rosemary ...
Tzatziki Pasta Salad
One of my favorite things about Greek food is the Tzatziki sauce. (not so easy to say or spell, is it?) The cool, tangy, “dill”iness of it always feels and tastes so good! Especially in the heat of summer…and boy, are we in it. Whew. Greek and ...
Mexican Chef Pasta Salad
Last post Hawaii, this post Mexico! I couldn’t help it…both of these pasta salads bring the fun and festivity to summer cooking. This version of Mexican Chef Pasta Salad is an adaptation from a salad my sister Kathy makes annually on our family ...
Hawaiian Pasta Salad
The pineapple. It’s not usually the fruit I reach for first in the grocery store. But I have to tell you, the pineapple is really trying to win me over…it’s like I’m being stalked. This all started when John started making smoothies last year. ...
Caprese Pasta Salad
Three simple words: tomato, mozzarella, basil. My three favorite ingredients for summer. Can you feel it? It may be just a “tinge” early but I had to go there. We are counting down the days. This will be making a weekly appearance during the ...
Mini Ricotta Meatballs with Herbed Tomato Sauce
Melt in your mouth meatballs! Yep…you heard me. This little recipe came into my life last week at one of my guilty pleasures, or maybe some would call it an outright addiction – a local Italian cooking class led by a petite Italian bundle of ...
