Use Your Noodle to Perk-Up Weeknight Pasta

By Katie Barreira

We all have that go-to pasta dinner. Whether it’s spaghetti and meatballs, baked ziti or just a plate of linguini tossed with butter and cheese, pasta is a quick and happily habitual meal. But it can get boring.

Want to add some intrigue to your mindless mid-week pasta without really having to try something new? Use your noodle! Pasta comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes, more and more of which you can find on the shelves of your average grocery store.

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Mac & Cheese Night

By Andrew Hunter

Mac & Cheese is my generation's original comfort food. It was on home menus so often that it became a packaged food that our moms used for convenience. But many of us kids who grew up with Mac & Cheese from “the box” are now parents seeking the same comfort with a homemade spin.

We started a Mac & Cheese Night at the Hunter house when Benny and Nicky were babies and still carry on the tradition five years later. Our version changes with the kind of cheese, pasta and goodies we have in the house, but the classic recipe below is a good starting point. It can be made a day or two in advance and conveniently reheated for dinner and a few easy lunches.

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