Pasta

linguine alla Carbonara

Linguine alla Carbonara

I once saw Tyler Florence make Carbonara on Food911. It looked so delicious and rather easy for such a beautiful dish, I just had to try it. Now, I know pancetta is probably more traditional for this meal, but I’m watching costs here. So, I made some modifications and substituted […]

Creamy Cajun Shrimp and Andouille Pasta

Creamy Cajun Rigatoni with Shrimp & Andouille

Apparently veggie prices are going to skyrocket for a few months.  It was quite shocking to see lettuce AND celery at $2 a bunch. But, luckily, Winco and my local Mexican market seemed to counteract the high veggie prices with some great meat and seafood deals. Sounds good to me. […]

BBQ Chicken and Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

BBQ Chicken Thighs with Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

It’s summertime and that means BBQ. Which also means mac salad. Which always reminds me of Kauai. And where am I going with this? Ha! If you’ve ever had a plate lunch, you know what I mean. That creamy goodness that just blends perfectly with BBQ or Kalua Pig or […]

Delicious 4 Cheese Lasagna

Deliciously Easy, Four Cheese Lasagna

Everyone has a recipe for lasagna, so I’m not gonna claim mine to be better or special. I’m just gonna give you my version and promise you that it’s easy and affordable, but most of all, delicious! On this particular night, I had leftover provolone cheese from steak sandwiches, so […]

Couscous and Grilled Ahi Salad

Simple Couscous and Grilled Ahi Salad

If you haven’t tried couscous, you must! Especially if your household is a rice loving kind like ours. Even though it’s technically a pasta, it’s affordable like rice and cooks up even easier. It’s bland when cooked alone, but because of that, you can make it special with your own […]

White Lasagna with Asparagus Salad

White Lasagna with Asparagus & Tomato Salad

There are a lot of lasagna variations and this is just another that you might consider if you have leftover cheese filling, as I did. Plus, this is a great recipe to omit the meat and make it vegetarian. The kids really like the white sauce and I loved the […]