Italian Pasta and Beans

Post tax stress disorder got its ugly fangs in your neck? Italian Pasta and Beans is a cozy comfort food that will ward off the worst fears of financial ruin, and it hardly costs anything. This recipe produces a homey, fork-appropriate pasta sauce dish, rather than the more traditional soup.

Kale Stem Pesto. I’m Serious.

It’s not even Christmas, and you’ve already eaten way too much. You have to avoid wearing red, for fear of being mistaken for Santa. You know what’d fix that? Kale stems. Well, that and shaving off that lumberjacky beard. But try the kale first. With some pasta. You’ll love it, and it will love you back.