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A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

Creamy Tomato Pasta [Recipe Inspired by A (NOT SO) LONELY PLANET: ITALY]

Hello, please meet my new best friend: Creamy Tomato Pasta. Because carbs are our friends, right? (If you disagree, please unsubscribe from this blog. #Kiddingnotkidding... ) We all know that I love carbs. If I could eat pasta every day for the rest of my life without gaining 5,742 pounds, I would totally do it. And Creamy Tomato Pasta would make a weekly appearance on my dinner table. Okay, maybe twice a week since this recipe could feed an...

Creamy Pesto Pasta (Recipe Inspired by IN FIVE YEARS)

Creamy Pesto Pasta is another book-inspired recipe that was in the works long before I had a book to pair with it. Creamy pesto sauce, IMHO, is so much better than regular ol' pesto sauce. My favorite local Italian restuarant makes a version that's literally had me licking the bowl after I'd wolfed down all the pasta. I've been angling to make my own version of Creamy Pesto Pasta at home, but with said restaurant a mere seven-minute drive from...

Daycation: NYC Food Tour

You guys. I went on an NYC food tour. AND IT WAS THE GREATEST THING EVER!!!! I know I said I wasn't going to post anything new on the blog until February, but I had so much fun on my NYC food tour that I just had to write about it this week. If you're anything like me, you're still pretty bummed that the holiday season is over and need a lil' somethin-somethin' to keep your spirits up. Trust me when I say that "somethin-somethin'" should be a...