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Comfort food at it’s best is exactly what this recipe for Mushroom Chicken Alfredo Lasagna is.  Inspired over a dinner in the Azores with our 18-year-old nephew Matthew, who happens to enjoy cooking, wondered out loud about how a lasagna made with Alfredo sauce would be.  I tucked away that thought, as I knew it …

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Making homemade rigatoni is easier than you think.  When we started telling people that we were making fresh homemade pasta for dinner, they envisioned us slaving over the counter, mixing flour and eggs by hand, then kneading and cutting by hand.  While that version sounds romantic and would be great for a rainy day, when …

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This recipe for Orecchiette with Sweet White Corn and Shiitake Mushrooms was inspired by two things, erratic behavior to clean out the refrigerator, and a recipe by Sarah Copeland from The Newlywed Cookbook.  Sarah’s recipe combines the best of summer by using sweet white corn and zucchini swirls with earthy chanterelles.   I admit I did change things up a …

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This recipe  Homemade Creamy Stove Top Broccoli Macaroni and Cheese is loaded with two kinds of cheddar, buttery onions and fresh garlic.  We like some heat so the addition of chili flakes is perfect.  The amount of cheese in this recipe is over the top, so the addition of broccoli makes us feel better about …

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