Cauliflower Coated Pasta
I’d would start this post off by saying, “You won’t believe how delicious and easy this dish is,” except I may have started many posts off this way and I don’t want to sound like a broken record. But...
View ArticlePork Chops and Spaghetti
Yesterday, my friend Evelyne had this amazing little party to celebrate her daughter’s high school graduation and her sister’s 50th birthday. She had a French theme that included French music playing...
View ArticleGarlic Girl’s Linguini and Clams
Got Green Garlic? Have you tried it? Do you know what it is? Green Garlic, I’ve recently learned, is simply baby garlic that is harvested before the bulbs develop underground. It looks a lot like green...
View ArticleGarlic Girl’s Sicilian Fish Stew
It’s fall now, but in California it’s still feeling a little more like summer. And although it’s not very chilly, I’m starting to think about the upcoming holidays as well as all the comforting, warm...
View ArticlePasta Bolognese (Italian Meat Sauce)
I know there are folks who add ground beef to tomato sauce and call it bolognese. I don’t mean to sound snobby, but I don’t even call that a meat sauce. To me, meat thrown in tomato sauce doesn’t make...
View ArticlePasta with Rapini and Garlic
When it comes to fast food, most people probably don’t think of whole wheat pasta tossed with garlic and rapini. But I do! One of my favorite under thirty-minute-meals is a quick and healthy pasta dish...
View ArticleLemon & Garlic Pasta with Shrimp
I hate lemon candy, or pretty much anything that attempts to imitate the wonderful taste of fresh lemon. That’s because fresh lemon is a beautiful thing that can make almost anything look, smell and...
View ArticleBucatini with Sicilian Meatballs
My mother used to make spaghetti and meatballs almost every Sunday as we were growing up. It really wasn’t Sunday morning if my brothers and I didn’t wake to the comforting aroma of onions and...
View ArticleWhole Wheat Pasta Puttanesca
I can pretty much bank on the fact that it’s my fault when I don’t get what I want. I never used think that, but the older I get the more I realize I haven’t acheived some important things in my life...
View ArticleSimple Garlic and Olive Oil Pasta
I guess we all have those couple of dishes from childhood that we remember and love. For me, the dish that really stands out in my heart and mind is my mom’s and Aunty Connie’s version of aglio e olio...
View ArticleSpicy Sausage and Shrimp Pasta Jambalaya
Update: This spicy sausage and shrimp pasta jambalaya recipe has been revised to make it even easier to follow. – – – My son Jaye mentioned that he had Pasta Jambalaya at a restaurant recently and that...
View ArticleWalnut Pesto & Potato Pasta
Have you made your own pesto yet? I hope so! Whether you have or have not, let’s talk about a couple of my favorite things to do when it comes to making a simple and easy pesto. And those two things...
View ArticleWhole Grain Pasta with Sardines, Walnuts and Capers
The Sicilians in my family, including my mom, never used whole grain pasta – or whole grain anything for that matter. Everything, and I mean everything, they made was beyond delicious and memorable to...
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