Category Archive for local interest

Spicy Sesame Pasta and Gewurztraminer

Ahhh. If only every small town USA had the plethora of amazing food stores that bless the people living in Ann Arbor. I will say, however, there was a real void in the downtown area. Until Babo opened, that is. So super cool. Love the logo, the window dressing, the signage and the products! Not [...]

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Al Dente Spicy Sesame Noodles

Our good friends from Bona Sera Supper Club cooked up an amazing version of Spicy Sesame Peanut Noodles to serve at Mix-Marketplace over the weekend.  They reported selling completely out of everything!  The pasta was a huge hit and will be on the menu again…. Love, love, love the beautiful colors of the veggies. Black [...]

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the best chicken alfredo in the world!

Alex Young, chef and managing partner of Zingerman’s Roadhouse, really did it this time. The recipe that he created for Farm and Field, one of Al Dente’s new, organic pasta duets, is off-the-charts delicious! I haven’t had such an OMG experience in a long time, and it tasted so good! Our new line of organic [...]

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fearless cooking for teens

There is nothing like the satisfaction of knowing when you’ve come up with the perfect gift idea.   That is how I felt the day I offered my friend, Marra, a cooking class for her 18th birthday.    I could tell by the look on her face that there was nothing better I could have given her. [...]

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pasta favorite for the college grad

photo by Lisa Monahan A Special Pasta Dish for a Special Young Woman All of my kids have their designated favorite pasta dish named after them. Today, in celebration of my God Daughter’s graduation from Ferris State University, I would like to honor her by officially publishing Jenise’s Favorite on the Aldentecanoodler. Lisa Monahan, a [...]

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locals wherever we go

Al Dente Pasta Featured at the Ann Arbor 4th Avenue People’s Food Co-op for their Annual Meeting As Dennis and I travel the country, we always feel like we’re locals wherever we go. But in Michigan, especially Ann Arbor, we are true locals. Lately, whenever I have a free weekend, I’ve been going to stores [...]

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