Pasta Recipes

There used to be a tiny Italian place on the corner of Elm and 3rd called Rosalina’s. It wasn’t fancy—red-checkered tablecloths, a single chalkboard menu, … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple, creamy stovetop mac and cheese. The kind my kids would devour without complaint, the kind I could make … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just toss the roasted butternut squash right into the cheese sauce, skins and all. I stopped mid-sentence, my … Read more

Third time this week I’d made it, and I still couldn’t tell you exactly when the butternut squash mac and cheese stopped being an experiment … Read more

The way the butter first hits the pan—that slow, quiet hiss as it melts into a pool of gold—is really where this whole dish starts. … Read more

I figured a creamy bacon ranch pasta salad would be just another potluck filler — the kind of dish you scoop onto your plate out … Read more

I want to make something fun for Halloween dinner, but I refuse to spend my evening scrubbing a dozen dirty pots. That’s the thought that … Read more

That first hit of nutmeg and sage—the kind that wraps around you before you even take a bite—still takes me straight to my friend Clara’s … Read more

Look, I love a soft, pillowy gnocchi as much as the next person. But there is something about getting that golden-brown crust on the outside … Read more

The first Sunday in November, when the sky goes that soft, bruised gray by four in the afternoon, and the only sound is the wind … Read more