parmesan | starter menu

Nov 103 min read

one-pan butternut squash risotto with parmesan sage crisps

Consider this an ode to late fall: a time of bare trees, long evenings, and standing at a warm stove, stirring broth into rice.

Jul 42 min read

grilled red pepper pasta

This summertime pasta is lightly sweet and carbon-kissed from freshly charred bell peppers.

Oct 16, 20232 min read

tuna pantry pasta

This light yet indulgent dish evokes fine dining on the Mediterranean coast, and it all starts with a packet of tuna.

Sep 13, 20232 min read

yellow squash, pea, and basil pesto pasta

Late summer, early fall...if only we could bottle it. At the very least, we can drop it into a bowl, cover it in cheese, and slurp it up.

Sep 4, 20232 min read

garden tomatoes and eggs over pasta (rustic eggs in purgatory)

Don't know what to do with all your garden tomatoes? This Italian peasant dish is a great opportunity to have fun with what you have.

Jan 29, 20223 min read

cookbook challenge: cacio e pepe featuring hetty mckinnon's hand-pulled pasta

Handmade pasta may sound like a special-occasion dinner, but who's to say we can't lunch on cacio e pepe and wine in the midday light?

Feb 27, 20213 min read

baked lemon ricotta pasta with roasted delicata squash

Get out your heavy casserole dishes, because cozy season isn't quite over yet.

Jan 16, 20214 min read

Cookbook Challenge: Anthony Bourdain’s Risotto

It took me nearly four years to make a recipe from Anthony Bourdain's cookbook. Join me as I flounder and swoon amid the toil of risotto.

Nov 4, 20202 min read

one-pot butternut squash pasta

Late fall brings long evenings, inviting us to slow down, cut up a squash, eat it with pasta, and then go to bed.

May 31, 20202 min read

shakshuka (eggs cooked in spiced tomato sauce) over pasta

It's been a tough week in Minneapolis. So I cooked something soothing and simple—shakshuka over pasta—and let my heavy heart be heavy.

Apr 10, 20203 min read

kale + walnut pesto pasta

Kale pesto with walnuts: a beautiful, abundant, and tasty way to get your greens and get 'em easy.