Tag: pasta

Spaghetti with Kale Pesto

Hi everyone!  Happy Tuesday 🙂  My blogger friend, Becca at Two Places at Once contacted me to do a guest post on her blog while she is off getting married.  If you’ve been a frequent reader, you will remember that we did a swap back in February.  Blueberry Scones on this blog & Steamed Mussels […]

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Shrimp Scampi {lightened up}

{same taste. no guilt.} So I have to give myself a huge pat on the back.  Go me.  I did a great job eating clean and light last week.  The result: a pleasant reduction on the scale.  I hate scales and I try to avoid using it, but I was involved in a Diet Bet […]

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Creamy Linguine & Clam Sauce with Sage

{a twist on the original} Linguine & Clam Sauce is one of my go-to meals at any Italian restaurant.  It also is a quick and simple weeknight meal.  If you are weird about canned clams, don’t be.  They do not give off a strong fishy smell, they are not slimy, and they are not gritty. […]

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this & that

Happy Sunday!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend & are gearing up for Christmas Day.  I have a few things I wanted to share!  So let’s get down to business… I am being featured on Fit Fine Day’s blog today!  She is sharing my meal planning doc & tips and also my delicious […]

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Three Cheese Pasta with Italian Sausage

{oh so cheesy} Nothing beats comfort food like macaroni and cheese.  The cool & breezy weather called for something warm, comforting & also quick as it was pumpkin carving night [see here for post]! So I have a confession about my experience with this recipe… Confession #1:  my sauce did not turn out as I […]

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Quick & Simple Spinach Manicotti

{a weeknight meal} Now that my parsnip & carrot soup was gone (no one else wanted to eat it) I decided to get back into the kitchen.  Weeknights always go by so fast.  My 45-minute commute causes me to get home at 6:45pm (with mild traffic, heavy traffic well that just makes me crabby).  When […]

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