I know this sounds weird. 100% fully aware. Pumpkin + chorizo IN LASAGNA!? Yeaaah… I’m not sure how we got here, other than sometimes my brain says “oOoh try this!” and I listen. Tbh, this was freaking delicious. You all know I love chorizo, and I admit that chorizo flavor kind of dominates any dish…
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Spicy Sausage, Spinach, & Kale Baked Pasta
This post is sponsored by La Terra Fina. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep The Kitchen Paper alive! Baked pasta has forever been, and I think forever will be, one of my favorite comfort foods. My mom used to make homemade baked mac n’ cheese when I was a kid, and it was…
Brown Butter Basil Gnocchi with White Wine and Sausage
Oh. Em. GEE! So much to catch up on! I say that every time, I know. But life is going ten bajillion miles per hour, so it’s true! Internship news: AWESOME. I got my first choice, and am absolutely loving it. And I’m not just saying that because they know about this blog (oh haaaay…
Smokey Delicata Baked Macaroni and Cheese
This post is sponsored by Tillamook, but all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep The Kitchen Paper running! There are a few dishes that stand out in my mind from my childhood — falafel, German pancakes, and baked macaroni and cheese. My mom had a recipe for baked mac…
Spicy Fresh Chile, Tomato, & Bacon Pasta with Ricotta
We did it again! Cindy and I teamed up to make another tasty tasty treat for you guys. Last time we made scones, this time: PASTA! Heck yeah carbs! I rode my bike out to Cindy’s house, then we went on a coffee/grocery adventure before cooking up a spicy tomato sauce, the cutest pasta EVER,…
Bacon Tomato Basil Breakfast Pasta
How do we tackle the weekend? WITH CARBFACE BREAKFAST PASTA! That’s a technical term. I’m a wee bit in love with this here breakfast pasta… and I’m not sure if it’s because of the bacon, or the sauce, or the smooth beautiful ziti, or the CHEESE!!!, or the eggs. Or all of them in combination….
Cold Sesame Peanut Noodles with Brown Butter Chicken
Here we go again: cold rice noodles + toasted sesame oil + peanut butter + veggies. YOU KNOW IT’S MY JAM! This time we’re adding some other goodies like brown butter chicken and red pepper flakes and all the veg in the land. Thanks to Eileen for that phrase, which I’m now addicted to (along…
Pecan Basil Pesto
Now that the 4th of July has passed, EVERYONE in the USA can claim it’s summer. You know those people who are like “Oooh but I live way North, so it’s not summer till after the 4th!” — you know the type. NOW they have to admit it’s summer — and if you look at…
White Cheddar & Peas Macaroni & Cheese Quesadilla
I’m gonna go ahead and acknowledge, right off the bat, that this recipe is 100% ridiculous. But also? Ridiculously delicious. I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW, it’s like carbs on carbs on cheese on cheese on carbs… hence it’s ridiculous deliciousness. DUH! I’m not sure how this even came to mind. It just did. I…
Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs
Buckle your seat belts, kids: we’re taking this post alllll over the place. Mostly: I’m gonna tie a real-life experience to horror movies to blood spatter to MEATBALLS. Stay with me. Last week, I legitimately thought I’d walked into a stereotypical horror movie scenario: CAT EDITION. First, watch this cat video. So ridiculous. Get’s me…
Butternut Squash Stuffed Shells with Browned Butter Squash Sage Sauce
Throwback Thursday! This recipe is from waaaay back when I first started blogging and had no idea what to do with a camera. Every Thursday I’ll be featuring an “old” recipe with a little makeover! This recipe is still one of my favorite “healthier” takes on a classic old Italian dish — it’s still cheesey…
Creamy Pesto Pasta
If you like this pasta, check out Creamy Garlic Butter Pasta or Spicy Sausage, Spinach, & Kale Baked Pasta! SUMMER! BASIL! PESTO! Are we there yet? Um, nearly. Can you tell I’m excited about it? Give me a few days of 75 degree weather and I’m plunging straight into July. YAH SUMMER! Seriously though. I am…
Whole Wheat Mexican Vegetable Pasta
I think I’ve reached my limit on color coding my calendar. And that is definitely a sentence I never expected to say! I told you guys I came up with this new plan to be more organized with blogging — which means scheduling everything weeks in advance, only cooking two days per week, etc. —…
Rosemary Parmesan Vegetable Pasta
Another recipe where I have ten bajillion potential titles in my head! Rosemary infused butter pasta? Easy one-pot pasta? Lazy person yummy pasta? Veggie butter herby carbs? I could keep going… but I’ll spare you. This is, literally, the one and only thing I cooked during my month of teacher training. THE ONLY THING. I…
Zucchini Noodle Carbonara
{As I finish up my yoga teacher training I have a few fabulous blogger friends contributing guest posts over the next month!} Today we have a guest post from the lovely Erin, who is the mastermind behind House of Earnest! Erin and I met last spring at GBS2014 and immediately connected over ten bajillion things…
Taiwanese Tofu “Meat” Sauce
Buckle up, errbody! We’re going on a little ride today. A RIDE TO AMAZINGNESS! I know I often get excited about recipes — so maybe you just think it’s normal when I’m like “OMG THIS IS THE BOMB” — but seriously: this recipe is the bomb. THE BOMB. I’d insert the bomb emoji here if…