Category: Pasta

Penne Pasta with Chicken and Mushroom Madeira Wine Sauce: aka Pasta Da Vinci

Penne Pasta with Chicken and Mushroom Madeira Wine Sauce: aka Pasta Da Vinci

If you’ve ever dined at the Cheesecake Factory, you might know the allure of their creamy, savory, and rich Madeira Chicken Pasta or ‘Pasta Da Vinci’. This copycat recipe is designed to bring that restaurant experience straight to your kitchen! Each element of this dish—from 

Tequila Lime Pasta with Filet Tips

Tequila Lime Pasta with Filet Tips

When I lived in Northern Virginia, one of my favorite places to eat was Sweetwater Tavern. I loved just about everything I ever ordered there and have missed it dearly over the years. This dish (or something very similar) was only available on their lunch 

Classic Lemon-Garlic Shrimp Scampi

Classic Lemon-Garlic Shrimp Scampi

My husband loves any dish with shrimp, but this one is among his favorites. It took me a few tries to perfect it, but he never complained. Even when an excessive amount of lemon overpowered all the other ingredients on my first failed attempt, he 

Baked Ziti: Simplified

Baked Ziti: Simplified

Baked ziti has got to be one of the best home-style dishes out there, and it definitely shouldn’t be reserved just for Sunday dinner. Letting a store-bought sauce simmer with Italian sausage will give you a rich, flavorful sauce that tastes like you spent hours