Tag: Pasta

Make a picnic style lunch, this macaroni salad, sandwiches and some fresh fruit.  Throw a blanket down in the backyard or living room and celebrate Mom!

I wanted one of those coveted Star Wars models, but my daughter ended up winning a Duo60 at her office Christmas party, so she gave me that one.  Not to be defeated I went to Etsy and ordered an R2-D2 wrap for it.  So a new series of blog posts are born called “Droid Makes Dinner.”  This will hopefully be a collection of many recipes I’ll share that “Artoo” helps me make 😉

This recipe is Thanksgiving in a pasta dish! With fresh fall flavors and seasonal ingredients like pumpkin and cranberries, you’ll want to keep this recipe handy all season long.

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Sponsored post by Lunchbox. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s turkey is the star of the show.  Making a turkey is a heck of a lot…

This was my first time trying a Thai dish and I my daughter and I loved it!  My husband on the other hand had seconds…

Founded in 1920, Emile Noël uses a time-tested artisanal production method. Its traditional presses—very old but carefully maintained —extract oil slowly and carefully. Unlike modern presses, the…

Since my family’s palate is very sparse, I have to find new ways of serving up the things they’ll actually eat.  I have a pretty good recipe for Chicken Pot Pie that I don’t mess with, but when I saw a magazine ad for Mini Chicken Pot Pies, I was itching to make some mini comfort food and thought “mmm… Mac & Cheese.” 

With as many likes that my not staged, dark and grainy Instagram picture received, I figured I had to blog them 🙂

I keep my pantry pretty full, I think it’s the expectation that there may be a time where I just can’t get out to the store to shop.  Whether that be because of weather, illness, lack of money, or yes even the chance of a zombie apocalypse <– you know because if you watch The Walking Dead you’ll notice that it’s the CANNED FOODS that get pillaged from the cupboards.  I’m hedging my bets with the cans folks.

The best football game party is going to be at your house this year!  Just in time for February 2nd, El Monterey has the Best Taquitos of the Big Game for you and your friends to munch on while you cheer for your favorite team.

El Monterey has four new amazing tastes for their Taquito line up.