Caramelized Red Onion & Goat Cheese Tart

Happy Pi(e) Day!  Does a Caramelized Red Onion, Goat Cheese, and Mushroom Tart count? I was really excited to pull out my brand new Fox Run Preferred 9″ Round Tart Pan and make this delicious quiche!  (Side note: this tart pan is an incredible value.  Sturdy (does not warp in the oven), nonstick, with just…

Baked 3-Cheese Manicotti

This recipe was adapted from recipes from America’s Test Kitchen, in both the “Complete Cooking for Two Cookbook” and the “Complete ATK TV Show Cookbook”.   I found that processing the tomatoes until completely smooth and pre-cooking the tomato sauce made it taste and look more like traditional sauce instead of canned tomatoes.  Adding the mushrooms…

Bacon Mac and Cheese

Mmmmm…. mac ‘n cheese – the ultimate comfort food.   Make it a side dish in your brand new mini ramekins scored on clearance at Target if you’re attempting to be healthier and do the whole portion control thing.  (But let’s be real – you’ll be going back for seconds anyway.) This version is especially indulgent…

tomatoey goodness

  Doesn’t this make you just want to curl up with a blanket on your favorite spot on the couch?  Maybe with a steaming hot cup of tea to go with it?  Earthy tomato sauce, whole-wheat penne, melted cheese, spices that smell of the countryside… Toasty penne chicken bake This can be adapted to feed…