Last week I got a last minute shout out to celebrate a friend’s birthday on her beautiful screened porch. It was going to be a wonderfully warm evening so decided I should whip up a quick pasta salad. Since I always have peas in my freezer, pasta in my pantry and usually at least one …
a spring time pasta saladMemorial day pasta salad with cucumber and peas Read More »
Think it’s time to revisit one of my favorite recipes from my dear friend Kasey Passen but with swiss chard as the leafy green to make a simple, delicious, and a 3 in 3 dinner. I’ll use BonaChia pasta to keep the recipe vegan. Pasta with swiss chard, bacon, and onions 1/2 bag Al Dente Pasta, any cut, any flavor 1 …
Inspired by my trip to Maine I couldn’t wait to create a pasta recipe using crab meat. Pasta will be ready in just 3 minutes and tossed with thus delicious concoction. Pasta with crab, fresh tomato, and basil 1 bag of Al Dente Pasta, any cut, any flavor 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil 3 cloves garlic, …
Every now and then I like to take a recipe from a cookbook and adapt it to be used with Al Dente Pasta. This recipe came to mind when a Facebook friend felt challenged to come up with a healthy light recipe for a dinner party. I use Al Dente BonaChia Fettuccine especially so I can prove that …
Pasta with Roasted CauliflowerPâtes avec Chou-fleur Rôti Read More »
We love it when our friends send us recipes and this Easy Frittata is a good example. The recipe was sent me by my friend who calls this the “frittata that saved my life.” That is a recipe I want to try. She wrote that she needed a dinner idea and had about two servings or about two cups …
This Oktoberfest dish is inspired by a recent trip to Cologne, Germany. Dennis and I were representing American-made Pasta in Germany at The Anuga Show in Cologne. Anuga is “The world´s leading food fair for the retail trade and the food service and catering market attracting 180,000 buyers.” German Cabbage and Noodles 1/2 pkg Al Dente …
German Cabbage and Noodlesnouilles et chou blanc Read More »
I’ve always given credit where credit was due. Marcella Hazan is the reason that our pasta cooks in 3 minutes and tastes just like homemade. When I met with Marcella and her charming husband in their New York City apartment in 1980, she generously gave me a crash course in pasta making. Over the past …
We had a great visit to Stew Leonard’s in Yonkers, NY. Their display of pumpkins and mums really puts you in the mood for fall. Just thought we’d share the photos with you to enjoy as well. Here we are getting ready to demo pasta! Dennis and I were very happy to be at Stew Leonard’s! We …
This is a great recipe to try before summer is over. It starts with fresh ultra-ripe tomatoes, basil, garlic, and olive oil that marinates at room temp all day. When it’s almost time for dinner the fresh tomato sauce is ready to toss with brie, triple cream brie if you can find it, and fresh hot …
You know how we love the website Food52? They have some great pasta recipes posted Genius Recipes, August 13, 2013 and if you haven’t checked it out yet you really should. It’s is a beautifully done website with lots of good recipe and gorgeous photos of food. Recently they posted a recipe from Nigella Lawson entitled Linguine with Lemon, Garlic, and …
