Category: Pasta
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Getting It On With Pasta Puttanesca
One of the easiest and most satisfying of all traditional Italian pasta dishes has to be spaghetti alla puttanesca. Apparently, this dish became popular in the 1960’s but was actually created by mistake in the 1950’s by a man named Sandro Petti, co owner of a well known Ischian restaurant called Rancio Fellone. As the…
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Butternut Squash Lasagna With Port Wine Cheddar Bechamel
I just love to make lasagna. It’s one of those meals that can easily be made to serve a large crowd or one that can be made and pre-portioned into mini meals and enjoyed on busy weeknights. I recently made a traditional version using a slow simmered Bolognese sauce and ricotta using large egg roll…
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Wonton Lasagna
What do you do when you love the taste of fresh pasta but don’t have the time to make it? Well, many have resorted to using prepared wonton skins to make things like ravioli, so why would you not be able to use large eggroll sheets to make lasagna? Had it ever been done before?…
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Savory Noodle Kugel Fit For a King
I first tried a sweet version of noodle kugel when I was in College and fell in love with it…now I’m one of those types of people that will find any excuse to make one, especially when I have a little more time to try some new twists that I may come up with for…
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Luscious & Lemony Linguini with Clam Sauce
I love seafood…and living close to the water, I am grateful that I have access to delicious fresh seafood anytime I want. This is a perfect dish to serve for a light lunch or a hearty dinner. You can use fresh clams or canned chopped clams. I only had a can of chopped clams on…
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Shrimp Fettucine Alfredo
Did you know that Fettucine Alfredo was popularized by a man named Alfredo Di Lelio who served it in his very well known restaurant in Rome called, Alfredo alla Scrofa. His restaurant served mostly tourists, and as the story goes, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks stopped by to eat at his restaurant one day…
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Spaghetti with Flaked, Seared Tuna
I was recently watching a new cooking show with Bill Granger, that awesome and creative Aussie chef whose simple but delicious fare has propelled him to great success. I so enjoyed the recipe he prepared on the show, that it inspired me to make my own version at home this weekend. The base was similar to…
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Summery Basil & Pistachio Pesto with Pasta Shells…
Most days when it is hot outside, I hate to eat anything that is too heavy because it will just roll around and wreak havoc in my stomach like that artificial strawberry and cornstarch topping the old Haussner’s in Baltimore used to sell on top of their cheesecake and strawberry pie…uggghhh! Instead, in the Summer…
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Feasting on Lasagna…
When I think of the ultimate comfort food, homemade lasagna is definitely one of my top ten picks. Most people think that it is difficult to make, but it is actually so easy that I want to cry when I hear that people are buying that horrible frozen stuff. Nowadays, with gourmet grocery stores at…
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Mediterranean Pasta Salad
A friend of mine was getting married over the weekend, and to save money she wanted to prepare much of the food herself. She managed to get everything done without getting too overwhelmed by keeping her guest list down to 50 people. The reception was actually a huge BBQ cookout that took place in her backyard. She offered many of…