(not so) spicy thai noodles

the mister hates spicy food.  it doesn't balance out his fiery personality.

so when I found this recipe, I knew he may put up a fight.

"what are you making?"

"oh just this thai noodle dish"

"is it spicy?"

geez, why does he always ask this question.

I used very few red pepper flakes.

in turn, my noodles were a little bland, but mister was happy and his personality remained balanced.

good flavor combination... recipe here.

eggplant gratin

we started receiving veggie bags every two weeks from a little co-op we joined.

Eggplant was included and looky what I did!!!

(looks greasier than it actually was)

tasty tasty.

the mister ate his with leftover noodles.

recipe here.

meatless tuesday??: spaghetti and beet balls

oh, beets.  I don't really like you own your own, but I love you when you have other friends mixed with you.  maybe you're socially awkward... or maybe I am.

We have this local food truck that makes beet balls every now and then and I happened to get coerced into trying them and falling madly in love with them.

these balls will make your hands very red like a bloody massacre.

look at all those flavors!

ready to bake.

(store bought marinara... don't judge)

recipe here.

garlic mushroom tortellini

meatless wednesday???

We made this for our Valentine's dinner last week.

because there's nothing less romantic than waiting hours to be seated at a restaurant and then herded in to eat some fancy overpriced special.

ah!  romantico!

recipe here.

creamy caprese pasta + cheesey garlic bread

this pin inspired me.

gathering ingredients.

creamy and tomatoey.

penne not my fave, I may try it with farfalle or a different type of pasta next time.

CHEESE!

garlic bread was easy peasy.

french bread, butter, minced garlic, topped with mozzarella and Italian spices.

meatless.

marvelous.

basil spaghetti with broiled cheesey tomatoes

how can you say no to cheesey tomatoes???

parmesan and mozarella melted on sliced tomatoes.

basil, garlic, olive oil.

pasta plus infused olive oil.

tomatoes with pasta.  yum!

noodles of squash.

it's Monday... this means another meatless post. I was thinking the other day of food that would be easy to make meatless and I decided that today I would blog about spaghetti squash. It is such a blast to open up and scrape out noodles. I LOVE it! You can really put just about anything with it as it doesn't have a strong taste, but here is a recipe that I use pretty frequently...

click.