Do you like to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Even before I had small children dictating my life, I always preferred a low key at home celebration. A nice bottle of wine, a splurge-y item such as caviar, some good pasta, and a really amazing cookie or fancy chocolate bar is all I need to make the evening feel special. Since most of us will be home anyway, consider this simple and delicious pasta for your celebratory dinner. Whether your meal is between you and your best friend on zoom, significant other, or a delicious meal for one, treat yourself to something that makes you feel good this Valentine's Day, we all could use a little extra love right now.
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Back when the quarantine first started and lengthy cooking projects were fun and a great use of time, a 20 minute recipe may not have been what you had in mind. But as the days and weeks continue to tick on, and cooking has become less and less novel - quick, easy and delicious may be more your forte. In this covid era of cooking, focusing on crowd pleasing easy to cook staples is becoming more and more essential. Enter this simple turkey bolognese - 20 minutes of active cooking time, hours of (optional, but recommended) inactive cooking time.
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If you are up to your ears this summer in zucchini, tomatoes, basil, and shelling peas, not only am I really happy for you, but I've got the perfect summer pasta dish for you too. Seamlessly and simply integrate your summer produce loot into a delicious and crowd pleasing dish that is loaded to the brim with veggies.
Read morehow to hide your veggies - broccoli pesto + oven roasted tomatoes
I am currently rounding out my last week of Culinary School at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. It has been an amazing few months, chock full of veg-centric culinary immersion. Being creative with your veggies is a priority at the school, and something I have always been passionate about. Another strong passion of mine is for pesto, which is typically a robust green sauce made from fresh herbs. In my mission to add more veggies into your life, I bring you broccoli pesto, the perfect way to add more green into your diet - or sneak it in for someone who may not be such a die hard veghead.
Read moreditch the prix fixe and make your own valentine's day dinner
I am all for dining out on special occasions but, after years of slinging over-priced prix fixe menus during my restaurant days, I relish the opportunity to cook Valentine's dinner at home. Spending time with your special person in the kitchen is the perfect opportunity to connect. Source a few unique ingredients, grab a nice bottle of wine, light some candles, put on some tunes, and you're in business.
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