About twice a year our favorite local grocer goes nuts and cuts meat prices down to ridiculous levels. A pork tenderloin for $2, boneless skinless chicken breasts for $1 a pound. Before the FoodSaver, we cursed our inability to stock up on such deals because everything would just freezerburn. Now, however, we’ll invest nearly 2 [...]

Seriously, can this get any cuter? The nearby Italian grocery always has the best frozen pasta, but I nearly fell over when I saw these adorable red and white heart-shaped cheese ravioli.
After a long day working overtime, I got home at 8:30 with no desire to cook. So I reached for some staples I always [...]

Since there are now three of us in the house packing lunches for the workday, I decided to make a quick skillet sauce and some pasta specifically for leftovers. It’s a super easy recipe that takes only about half an hour, makes a lot of food and is also nice and light. I had gotten [...]

My husband’s favorite comfort foods seem to involve Polish favorites: sauerkraut, polish sausage, and pierogi of all sorts. File pierogi under the foods that aren’t worth making from scratch, by the way, but there’s a solution. Well, there’s two. You can make your own Shortcut Pierogi:
QUICK TIP:
For shortcut pierogi, boil some large pasta shells and [...]

There’s little better (or more American!) than grilled cheese and tomato soup, and when that was the menu for a movie night dinner party, I decided to fancy it up with four-cheese paninis and my own “almost homemade” tomato soup. This recipe is super quick and ultra-impressive!
INGREDIENTS

2 cans of stewed or diced tomatoes with [...]

Some folks turn to Hamburger Helper for quick meals. Well, I do too time and again, but there are other, more interesting options out there. Some of my favorites come from Kitchens of India.
As easy to use as any ready-made sauce, their curries and other dishes bring the taste of our favorite Indian buffet home [...]

A quick recipe and techniques for making an easy pasta dish that’s great for large impromptu groups of guests!