1. Orecchiette with garbanzos, grape tomatoes, and feta

This pasta salad has gotten raves at every dinner party, bbq, or work function I’ve ever taken it to. As my mom said, it’s nice to have a go-to recipe that you can count on to wow people every time. And with just a handful of ingredients—grape tomatoes, feta cheese, green onions, mint, garlic, cilantro, and garbanzo beans—the prep time for this dish is minimal. Served warm it’s great for dinner with a side of greens or portobello mushrooms.

2. Roasted chicken stuffed with feta and bell pepper, served with roasted potatoes and broccoli

My first stuffed chicken ever! Only seven ingredients in this recipe produce tasty results. Next time I might roast the broccoli and potatoes with whole garlic cloves, since I find an excuse to add garlic to everything.

3. Grilled pizzas topped with grilled green onions, zucchini, and ricotta cheese, served with a radish, cucumber, and arugula salad

This was also the first time I’d grilled pizza dough, and watching it puff up in my grill pan and get perfect sear marks was, as a pizza enthusiast and lover of all-things-dough, very exciting.

Just leave a comment if you’d like any of the recipes!