During any Trader Joe’s trip I’m always scouting out the new items that sound good. While grabbing a bag of their cauliflower gnocchi I noticed their ‘chicken and mushroom Pelmeni’ next to it. I grabbed them to try and ended up using the bag last night for a quick and easy weeknight dinner. Pelmini’s are a type of Russian dumpling…
The other night the weather went from beautiful outside to a summer evening thunderstorm and what sounds better for dinner on a rainy night than a delicious pasta dish? A quick change of menu plans landed us on this lemony arugula spaghetti cacio e pepe. Ready in under 30 minutes and you probably already have almost everything for the dish…
Easy weeknight meals are always a welcome discovery so I don’t make the same things over and over. I love that this chicken sausage and kale pasta dish doesn’t have a creamy, bad-for-you sauce dumped on top. Instead, it’s packed with veggies and a little chicken broth to give great flavor. We typically always use Banza pasta (made from chickpeas) and if you haven’t…
Show me a pasta dish that isn’t topped with a thick, heavy sauce and you have my attention. Sure, fettuccine alfredo tastes delicious, but is it remotely good for you? No. My favorite pasta dishes are ones that have a light sauce that’s formed from the veggies in a dish paired with broth or light spices/herbs. I made this easy springtime…
