Category: Lunch/Dinner

Can artichokes be addicting? My Nonna Tina’s recipe points to sure yes. In my family, we call my nonna’s top recipes “sure hits.” These include her infamous peas (which I try to replicate), her Dorada fish, and yes, these artichokes. A couple days ago, I was feeling nostalgic and called my nonna to ask how… Continue reading Nonna Tina’s Sure Hits: Addicting Artichokes (GF + V)

Nearly every Sunday night, I have my “dinner with Ari”.  It sounds like a television show, and perhaps one day, the Medford TV channel will air our kitchen shenanigans.  Ari is one of my good friends from school, who shares my passion and tastes about food – it also helps that he’s an Ottolenghi fan,… Continue reading College Eats: Dinner with Ari (all GF + V)

This sauce is called “You’re My Everything” because it literally goes with everything and anything you can imagine. With just a handful of shelf-friendly ingredients and cherry tomatoes, you’ve got yourself an astounding sauce that can be paired with whatever your heart desires.  Let’s break down the ingredients: Cherry tomatoes Onions Garlic Olive oil Harissa… Continue reading You’re My Everything Harissa Sauce (GF + V)

I recently encountered an Italian who told me: “Kayla, pesto is my god.” This person was from Genoa, of course – the Italian city who birthed this very sauce. Between this divine statement and basil season in full swing, I took this opportunity to make a batch of pesto.   

This week’s saucy dish is inspired by Stanley Tucci’s favorite pasta from his show “Searching for Italy.” His favorite dish of all time is the Spaghetti alla Nerano (video below). If I were to sum this dish up in an equation it would be as so: Zucchini + cacio e pepe = Spaghetti alla nerano

For us vegans, finding new ways to reinvent tofu is simply the norm. Oftentimes, though, tofu recipes call for long marinades, breading, or pan frying – all of which are rather time consuming. How about if you could just whip up tofu and use it in a cheesy way? With this one-minute tofu ricotta, it’s… Continue reading One Minute Tofu Ricotta (GF + V)

I’ve been getting more and more into pasta lately – maybe it’s because I’ve been living with my Italian grandparents over the summer or because I’m feeling melancholy of my summers in Italy. It’s come to the point that I’ve even begun listening to cringey Italian music (shout out to Fedez). Anyways, it got me… Continue reading Italian Sauce-venture: Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (GF + V)

I am under no impression that I can turn a hard-core leafy green hater into a fan. But that doesn’t mean I will not try. May I propose this recipe as a way to start? Just picture eating this: strings of caramelized onions jeweled with creamy pine nuts and tangy sumac (more on that later),… Continue reading Swiss chard toast ft. black garlic and sumac (V, GF option)