mushroom faux-lognese

Made with all mushrooms and no meat, there’s no way to justify this as bolognese. But that doesn’t stop it from trying to be.

pasta, meatless, sauces, raguA @ italian enoughDecember 11, 2020essential, originals, fall, starter pack Comment

skillet baked ziti pomodoro

A skillet of melty mozz, lots of crispy baked pasta craggles, and a “secret” ingredient for cheesiness that is definitely not ricotta.

pasta, meatlessA @ italian enoughDecember 4, 2020cozy, originals, holiday, italian-american, baked, starter pack Comments

my mom’s chicken marsala

And by “OG” I absolutely do not mean Olive Garden.

pastaA @ italian enoughDecember 4, 2020traditional, holiday, fall, southern italianComment

my favorite alla vodka

Vodka sauce was invented because adding vodka to tomatoes allegedly "stabilizes the reactivity" and "reaches flavors in tomatoes otherwise inaccessible." Does that mean regular sauce is temperamental and emotionally unavailable? Let's find out.

pasta, saucesA @ italian enoughNovember 23, 2020romance, italian-american, essential, starter pack Comment

sunday sauce

My mom told me she’d kill me if I gave you hers. I’m not gonna test her, so instead I’ll give you mine, inspired by 100 years of matriarchal death threats and an inability to find pork neckbones in this economy.

pasta, saucesA @ italian enoughAugust 9, 2020originals, italian-american, essential, starter pack Comment

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

5-ingredient red wine and white bean pasta

Meet the deeper, darker, gothic cousin of pasta e ceci: another dish in the easy, low-maintenance category, with only five ingredients total and no need to drain the beans. Bonus: the wine’s already open.

pasta, meatless, saucesA @ italian enoughJanuary 7, 2019essential, tuscan-umbrian, simpleComment

pasta alla boscaiola (mushrooms, sausage, & tomato cream)

When you want a sausage and mushroom pizza for dinner but also pasta and you also need a shot of vodka you end up with this and that is okay.

pastaA @ italian enoughNovember 16, 2018traditional, tuscan-umbrian, fallComment

my “authentic” bolognese

What makes a bolognese "authentic” vs. one that will cause someone’s grandmother a reason to come back from the dead and kill you? I read all the internet comments, so you don't have to!

pasta, saucesA @ italian enoughOctober 4, 2018traditional, essential, roman-romagna, starter pack Comments

pasta alla gricia

For when you just can't with your day, here's something you can. Especially because 3 of the 4 ingredients are ones you probably already have.

pastaA @ italian enoughJanuary 9, 2018traditional, roman-romagnaComment

steak & mushroom stroganoff

Need something to do on a medium-to-cold Sunday night that isn't a) laundry or b) feeling sorry for yourself? If yes, then take part in this lil resurrection experiment: bringing a version OG Noodles & Co Mushroom Stroganoff back from the creamy, delicious dead.

meats, pastaA @ italian enoughOctober 2, 2017traditional, fall, italian-americanComment

spring pasta with asparagus and feta

Nothing says "spring forward" like endless gray skies, raging humidity, and a total lack of inspiration to live. But I guess at least asparagus is in season?

pasta, meatlessA @ italian enoughMarch 21, 2016healthyish, spring Comment

chicken pasta rossa alla nordstrom café

A reminder that no plan is 'crazy' as long as it works out in the end.

pastaA @ italian enoughDecember 23, 2015fall Comments