I wish I had tried this creamy avocado pasta sooner! Creamy delicious goodness without the calories of any actual cream! Well, I guess avocados aren't really low in fat, but they're a super food loaded with nutrients and other health benefits. You've gotta love avocados! This pasta sauce is rich and creamy and the ingredients are super healthy. There's even a little bit of spinach thrown in for good measure! Today is Green Day to celebrate St. Patrick's day at my girls' school and the kids … [Read more...]
40 Best Pasta Salad Recipes
These pasta salad recipes look amazing! I had no idea there were so many different variations, but they all look delicious! Pasta salad is always such an awesome thing to take to a pot luck or barbecue. It's easy to put together, it travels really well, and most people seem to really like it! When I was growing up, one of my family's favourite calorie splurging dinners was Kentucky Fried Chicken. I LOVED the macaroni salad. I could eat a whole container of that stuff. I probably still could … [Read more...]
One Pot Pasta | Cherry Tomato Rotini
If I had to use one word to describe this cherry tomato rotini it would be the word FRESH. Fresh cherry tomatoes. Fresh basil. Fresh garlic. Mmmm... I LOVE this recipe! Life is busy, believe me, I get it. It's all about easy dinner ideas in our house - easy and delicious of course! You can make this dinner in about 20 minutes. And best of all, you only need one pot, so the clean up is simple! The ingredients are fresh and it tastes amazing! If there's one thing I strive for as a family, … [Read more...]
Three Cheese Italian Rigatoni Pie
Do you get into a pasta slump in your household? I find there's only so many times you can have spaghetti and spaghetti sauce without wanting to switch it up. Which is why I totally jumped on board when I saw this recipe for Italian rigatoni pie from Noble Pig. You use a spring-form pan, stand up all the rigatoni noodles in it and suddenly you have a new and exciting way to serve pasta! There are other recipes out there where you make the sauce from scratch, but my busy kids don't give … [Read more...]
The BEST Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe
This recipe for homemade alfredo sauce is delicious! It's thick and creamy, and made with fresh ingredients you can feel safe feeding to your family. It comes together in less than 10 minutes and tastes absolutely amazing on your favourite pasta! The BEST Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 1 clove minced garlic 1.5 cups cream (or milk) 1 cup fresh Parmesan 4 oz cream cheese, softened and cut into a few pieces (1/2 a block) 1/4 tsp salt (or to … [Read more...]
Crafts for kids – make your own colored pasta
Pasta and kids crafts seem to go hand in hand. But macaroni noodles only get you so far before your sanity needs you to branch out and try something different (or maybe that's just me?) Dying pasta bright colors is a great way to spice up your "noodle craft" activities! We focused on playing with the noodles themselves today, which I'll describe more below. But once Leah looses interest in sorting and counting games, you better believe these bright little guys will be used for some awesome … [Read more...]
