A fall take on a ragu bianco or a white bolognese (an Italian style meat sauce that omits the more stereo typical tomato in the sauce) with pumpkin! Bolognese sauce is one of my favourites; it’s an Italian style meat sauce that’s pure comfort food! It’s commonly made with tomatoes (a red sauce) but there’s...

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A tasty mushroom ragu, mushroom and tomato sauce served with pasta! I am a huge fan of mushrooms and of Italian style pasta sauces including ragu sauces (aka meat sauces), and this mushroom ragu is a tasty sauce using mushrooms as the ‘meat’! This recipe uses plenty of fresh mushrooms as the base of the...

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A cool and creamy pasta salad with plenty of roasted summer vegetables tossed in a fresh basil pesto dressing! There’s a ton of amazing local summer vegetables around and this ratatouille inspired pasta salad is a great way to enjoy them! Ratatouille is a French rustic stew made with summer vegetables cooked in olive oil...

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A chicken and corn pasta with all of the flavours of Mexican style street corn (elote)! Elote is a Mexican style corn on the cob that is served mayonnaise or Mexican crema, chili powder, lime juice, cilantro, and salty Cotija cheese! This recipe takes all of the flavours of elote and uses them in a...

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A cool and creamy pasta salad with all of the flavours of buffalo chicken! Buffalo chicken is one of my all time favourite foods and this recipe takes all of the flavours and places them in a cool and creamy pasta salad! Buffalo chicken is chicken wings in a hot buffalo sauce that are served...

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A simple and tasty ratatouille, summer vegetable, sauce served over pasta! Ratatouille is a French dish where summer vegetables, such as eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions, are cooked in olive oil. This is a super simple take on it where all of the fresh summer vegetables are cooked in olive oil in a...

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A bright and summery pasta with corn and zucchini in a creamy basil pesto and parmesan sauce! This is one of my favourite times of they year with all of the fresh summer produce and this recipe is a great way to enjoy zucchini, corn and basil! One of the stars of the show is...

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A chicken pasta in a creamy parmesan sauce with mildly spicy pepperoncini peppers! I am a big fan of all sorts of pickled peppers from pickled jalapenos, to pickled banana peppers to pepperoncini peppers and this chicken pasta places pickled pepperoncini peppers as the stars of the show! The recipe starts out by cooking chicken,...

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Juicy and tender chicken meatballs filled with parmesan and italian seasoning served on marinara sauce over pasta! Chicken parmesan is a classic dish where chicken cutlets are coated in breadcrumbs and fried until golden brown before being topped with marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese. These chicken meatballs are inspired by the flavours of chicken...

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A quick and easy Tuscan chicken pasta in a creamy parmesan and sun-dried tomato sauce with spinach; made lighter and more protein packed by swapping the heavy cream for pureed cottage cheese! A so-called ‘Tuscan’ (aka Marry Me) recipe generally contains sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and parmesan, and a Tuscan pasta like this usually uses plenty...

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