unholy grail mac and cheese

The Unholy Trinity at last: creamy, saucy, and stretchy, all at once, using only the most basic of basic ingredients. Behold. Believe.

mac n cheeseA @ italian enoughMarch 13, 2023essential, winter Comments

adult spaghettios

An artistic and microwave-free re-rendering of spaghettios by an adult who has clearly never had them.

pastaA @ italian enoughDecember 5, 2022nostalgia, simple, originals, winter Comments

no-cook heirloom tomato pasta with feta, basil, and smoked salt

One last light and bright pasta to beat back the end of summer dread.

meatless, pastaA @ italian enoughSeptember 19, 2022alfresco, summer, tuscan-umbrian, essentialComment

summertime scampi

While scampi is completely wonderful sautéed the traditional way, something about the grill flavor screams “summer is ending and I am not ready” that can only be consoled by a very lemony sauce and a glass of wine.

seafood, pastaA @ italian enoughAugust 23, 2022alfresco, essential, simple, coastal italian, summerComment

summer sungold pomodoro

You can’t stop time, but you can slow it down enough to not feel like you lost it.

pasta, saucesA @ italian enoughAugust 13, 2022essential, alfresco, originalsComment

a slow-roasted cherry tomato confit to put on everything

Maybe too simple to require real instructions but I wrote them down anyway!!!

A @ italian enoughAugust 10, 2022Comment

simple summery shroom pasta

Anyone who says mushrooms are for fall can come and say that to the manager.

pastaA @ italian enoughAugust 8, 2022originals, simple, alfresco, summerComment

summer gem caesar with smoked salmon, sungolds, and kettle chip croutons

Life has changed. The Caesar has not.

salads, seafoodA @ italian enoughAugust 7, 2022Comment

spicy aglio e olio, aka post-vacation pantry pasta

Coming home from vacation sucks a lot less if you have pasta waiting for you.

meatless, pastaA @ italian enoughAugust 6, 2022traditional, simple, essentialComment

summer friday sausage and basil sugo

Some of us have to work on Summer Fridays. But no one should have to work on Summer Friday Night.

saucesA @ italian enoughJuly 15, 2022originals, simpleComment

chili-lime grilled fish tacos with quick cabbage slaw

Whether or not you’re on a beach right now in Mexico is really a matter of perspective.

non-italianA @ italian enoughJuly 13, 2022mexican-ishComment

ho-made horsey sauce for all kinds of sliced beef

All the prime beef attitude in the world doesn’t make you superior to what awaits at Arby’s.

grilled, meatsA @ italian enoughJuly 11, 2022alfrescoComment

buttery spaghetti with a million herbs

For when your herb-use ambitions do not match your herb-use reality.

pastaA @ italian enoughJune 30, 2022alfresco, simple Comment

spinach, snap pea, and couscous salad with a ton of dill

Meant for eating cold in the sun, maybe with a protein, maybe in a swimsuit, maybe with a lime white claw but definitely for the rest of your hot lil life!

salads, meatlessA @ italian enoughJune 16, 2022alfresco, originals, simpleComment

spatchcocked slow-grilled chicken with crispy skin

For some people it’s the summer of tinned fish. For me it’s the summer of spatchcock.

chicken, grilled, guidesA @ italian enoughJune 14, 2022alfresco, essential Comments

simple spinach asparagus spaghettini

An easy, chill, very green pasta primavera: great with grilled chicken (sorry!!!), even better with a cold glass of orange wine outside.

greens, pastaA @ italian enoughJune 13, 2022alfresco, originals Comments

milk-braised pork ragù with swiss chard and a lot of garlic

Ragù for times of transition: one pot, minimum effort, light but robust, kinda weird and wrong til it’s right but why not?

raguA @ italian enoughMay 27, 2022originals, simpleComment

calabrian fried chicken tenders with ho-made ranch

Am I crying because they’re a full-on hellscape of Southern Italian heat or because my house smells like the vestibule at a TGI Fridays c. 2005 or both or neither?

chickenA @ italian enoughMay 24, 2022originalsComment

braised white lamb ragù with lemony arugula [instant pot]

Accidentally perfect.

pasta, ragu, instant potA @ italian enoughMay 17, 2022originals, northern italianComment

buttery morel mushroom truffle pasta

There’s no truer definition of a Spring Awakening than bringing spring’s iconic mushroom back from the dead.

A @ italian enoughApril 24, 2022 Comments