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Tagliatelle with Sliced Steak, Ricotta, and Roasted Tomatoes

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Can pasta be light if it has steak and ricotta on it?

I think yes.

Steaky pasta

This is REALLY cool and different.

It's pasta, but without a sauce....more like...stuff tossed with pasta and white wine.  It sounds weird but TRUST ME.  Eggy pasta with seared steak and roasted tomatoes is a really really really good combination. 

Also, naturally, it's easy.  Because I'm lazy. You're welcome for that!  I also used some of the homemade ricotta that I made last week and then threw on this appetizer, but any store bought ricotta you like would work perfectly too!

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Pasta with Zucchini and Tomato Cream Sauce

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Serve pasta with wineIt's a pasta for your Monday!

And my Monday, really.

I hope you had a great weekend.  I didn't sleep nearly enough, but I saw lots of people that I love so it was kind of worth it.  I saw my uncles and grandfather, too, and that was super fun.

What'd you do?

This pasta, guys.  I can't even tell you.  It takes 20 minutes to make, is great with ANY veggies, and has this FLAVOR that you just won't believe.

Trust me.  Try it.

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Arugula Pesto with Jalapeno and Pumpkin Seeds

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Served in pretty bowlYes.

This is amazing.

I love pesto of all kinds - jarred sundried tomato, fresh with basil, drizzled over fish...all of it.  There's something about herbs and cheese that just gets me every time.

This is SUPER lovely.  The bite of the arugula with fresh jalapeno?  Amazing.  Then, we add the regular garlic/cheese/olive oil combo and some toasted pumpkin seeds to round everything out.

Pesto is nice as a make-ahead, too.  You make the pesto a few days in advance, then just cook pasta and stir it all together when you want to eat.  Plus, a blender or food processor basically does the work for you SO you have no excuse to not make this IMMEDIATELY.

Trust me.

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10 Minute Bruschetta

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IMG_1296In keeping with yesterday's theme, I really think that we need another super duper easy and delicious appetizer to have on hand for nights when people randomly come over and ruin your life but it's kind of fun because you like them and want to hang out with your friends even though you didn't have time to prepare and you secretly want to be in your pjs watching Grey's Anatomy.

I'm a very complex person.

This appetizer, though, is not very complex.  It's easy as pie, and super delicious.  It's vegetarian, too!

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