Tag Archives: Spaghetti

Spaghetti with Homemade Pesto

Sometimes the simplest dinners are the ones that shine and surprise.

This dinner was not inspired or born of a late-night epiphany.  Instead, its origins were pedestrian and utilitarian.  It was a question of practicality over originality.  There was no high math.

It was Saturday morning and I was taking inventory in the refrigerator.  I was checking expiration dates, volume levels, and the state of the fruit and vegetable drawers.   Milk was running low and the sour cream was running bad.  There was plenty of fruit, but not enough vegetables.  The cheese still looked strong, but the herbs were getting soft.  Continue reading

Weeknight Spaghetti with Roasted Butternut Squash

This meal answers that important, incessant, weekday question.

After braving our respective routes — Caitlin, the Red Line, I, the Beltway — we arrive home around 7:00 p.m., tired from the day’s activities.  After a quick moment of reprieve, we often head down to the apartment gym to get some much-needed exercise.

Once we’re back upstairs, the question rears its head.  The question that creeps into our minds every night, demanding an immediate answer.  The question is bandied about Continue reading