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

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

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 Comment

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

baby kale bacon caesar

A bold and feisty Caesar boy with personality too big to sit quietly tableside.

salads, greensA @ italian enoughJanuary 24, 2022healthyish, simple, alfrescoComment

pesto chicken quinoa bowls with toasted pine nuts

My favorite answer to the question “what’s something I can eat for lunch every day that is healthy enough, easy enough, and doesn’t require me to stand over a hot stove in this sudden unseasonable heat?'“

salads, greensA @ italian enoughOctober 26, 2021healthyish, not-recipes, alfrescoComment

simplest tricolore salad

Elegant. Clean. Proud. Failure-resistant even when I’m not.

salads, sides, meatlessA @ italian enoughSeptember 23, 2021alfresco, healthyishComment

summer sungold sausage ragù

Meet the unholy product of Summer Spaghettini’s romance with a filthy/rich sausage ragú.

pasta, raguA @ italian enoughAugust 13, 2021originals, alfresco, summer, southern italianComment

greek-style whole grilled fish

Sometimes coming to terms with Being Alone means choosing to look it right in the eye.

seafood, grilled, non-italianA @ italian enoughAugust 4, 2021alfresco, greek, healthyishComment

summer spaghettini

She is vibrance. She is acid. She is a white linen sundress with tomato lipstick. She can breathe fire, but she is a Chill Girl, you know? She is not asking for much, but that doesn’t mean she is not A Lot.

pastaA @ italian enoughJuly 14, 2021alfresco, originals, essential, summer, starter pack Comment

instant pot braised greek lamb

There are Lamb People, and Not Lamb People. If you’re the latter, this lamb might be the one to try: it won’t change your life, but it might change your perspective.

instant pot, braises, meats, non-italianA @ italian enoughNovember 6, 2020originals, alfresco, greek Comments

one-pot tomato basil pasta

Summer Italian cooking aesthetics: minimal dishes, fresh herbs, and lots really good tomatoes.

pasta, meatlessA @ italian enoughAugust 9, 2019alfresco, simpleComment