What I want to cook

Some kind of pasta & chickpeas dish.

This one by Melissa Clark is labeled 'easy.'
This one looks a little more indulgent.

Pasta with ricotta, although it's something my family doesn't love.
Pleasant pasta

Smitten Kitchen's cacio e pepe, marked as 'foolproof'.
Smitten Kitchen's stove top mac'n cheese.

Mark Bittman's apple crisp recipe