Recipes for Real Life
Welcome to our vegetarian recipe collection. These recipes are vegetarian from the start. Many of our recipes have alternative ingredient recommendations to make them vegetarian. For those recipes, see our vegetarian option page.
As an experienced home cook who mostly cooks for two, I’m always looking for recipes that feel a little special but don’t require a grocery run. This is one of those recipes. Assassin’s Spaghetti—or Spaghetti all’Assassina—is not your typical spaghetti with tomato sauce. It’s bold, spicy, crispy in spots, and comes together using pantry ingredients …
As someone who’s been cooking for two for years—often with an eye on simplicity, convenience, and more recently, vegetarian recipes—I’m always on the lookout for dishes that check all the boxes: quick, delicious, satisfying, and made with what I already have on hand. And that is what Pasta con Aglio e Olio delivers. I made …
I’ve been growing my own basil for years now. While it’s incredibly rewarding, it also comes with a small challenge—there’s no predicting exactly how much basil I’ll have on hand when the craving for pesto pasta strikes. Sometimes I have enough for a full recipe that serves four; other times, it’s a two-serving batch kind …
Fettuccine Alfredo has always had a soft spot in my heart—and on my dinner plate—especially when dining out at Italian restaurants like Olive Garden growing up. There’s something about that creamy, cheesy, garlicky sauce that feels like comfort food at its finest. Years ago, I found a copycat Olive Garden Alfredo recipe, and it’s been …
As someone who’s been cooking for two for years and sharing recipes here from my kitchen, I know how important it is to have a few simple, reliable side dishes you can turn to again and again. When dinnertime rolls around, you need something that’s no fuss but still feels like a thoughtful part of …