Pasta Recipes

My friend Marco asked why I couldn’t just throw a whole roasted butternut squash into the blender with the cheese sauce instead of painstakingly cubing … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, swore he hated shrimp. For five years. Every family barbecue, every holiday dinner, he’d make a show of pushing the shrimp cocktail … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just roast the squash whole instead of peeling and cubing it first. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a pile of old tax documents—the kind of Saturday afternoon chore that makes you question every life choice that led to … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated shrimp. For years. The kind of hatred that came with a wrinkled nose and a dramatic push of the … Read more

The Friendsgiving was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring something. Not just any something, either — everyone else in … Read more

My friend showed up at my door with a bag of pre-made butternut squash ravioli and a desperate look. She had promised her family a … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from our accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in receipts during tax season, listening to him describe exactly how to … Read more

The woman at the next stall watched me staring at a pile of sugar pumpkins, probably looking more confused than a person should. I was … Read more

The velvety smoothness of this sauce, clinging to every nook and cranny of the pasta, is what I made this for. Honestly, everything else is … Read more