Fresh pappardelle with asparagus, peas, and saffron cream sauce.
Pappardelle with Asparagus, Peas, and Saffron

You may not be able to tell, what with not being allowed out of the house and all, but….it’s SPRING!!!

Really and truly.

I don’t know whether we’ll get to feel the cool breeze on our skin before it gives way to summer’s sultry heat so I’ll celebrate the new season the best way I can and that’s by eating my way through it.

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An easy weeknight vegetarian chili made that uses up a lot of pantry staples, including beans, canned tomatoes, and vegetable broth.
Weeknight Vegetarian Chili

Let’s talk dried beans!!

Apparently they’re the new hottest quarantine food trend, never mind the fact that 90% of people have never seen (let alone cooked) a dried bean in their lives.

Meanwhile I’ve been over here cooking a pot of dried beans at least once a week for…..well, let’s not date ourselves here. Forever, let’s just say forever.

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These extra large pan-banging chocolate chip cookies are perfectly crispy on the outside with gooey cookie centers. They are the ideal chocolate chip cookie!
Pan-Banging Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I first heard about these cookies, I was convinced that the phrase “pan-banging” in the title referred to the fact that they were so good you would be driven to bang pans around your kitchen while eating them in celebration.

A New Year’s Eve kind of scenario.

Well, yes. And no.

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