Pasta Recipes

My brother claimed to hate lasagna for fifteen years. Fifteen years. He’d poke at it at family dinners, push the layers around his plate like … Read more

This was supposed to be a creamy lemon salmon pasta. I had the salmon thawing on the counter, the lemons sitting in a bowl, and … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple weeknight lasagna. I had the ricotta, the spinach, the whole plan mapped out in my head. But somewhere … Read more

The autumn potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I stood in my kitchen at 2 PM on a Saturday, staring into the … Read more

There used to be a tiny Italian place tucked between a dry cleaner and a vintage shop on the corner of Elm and 4th that … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—holding a new showerhead and trying to remember if I’d left the stove on, when … Read more

Introduction There used to be this tiny Italian café tucked away in a quiet corner of my old neighborhood in Portland that made the most … Read more

Introduction The power went out halfway through my usual Sunday afternoon grocery run, and honestly, I thought it was just going to be an annoying … Read more

Introduction The other evening, I was watering my plants on the tiny balcony of my apartment when my quiet upstairs neighbor, Mr. Thompson—the accountant who … Read more

“You know that moment when you’re eagerly stirring a pot of homemade tomato sauce, only to watch it slowly turn into a watery mess? Yeah, … Read more