After making all that great Pesto for holiday gifts, I did sort of keep some for myself and found a great way to use it for a quick weekday meal. It took about 15 minutes, just long enough to cook the pasta. Considering all the basil, I’m counting this as healthy (ignoring the cream sauce […]
Category: Pasta/Pizza
Pasta and Pizza Recipes
I know I haven’t always been kind to some of Rachael’s recipes, but this is one of my favorites. I make it quite often and even follow the recipe You Won’t Be Single for Long Vodka Pasta Sauce pretty faithfully, which is quite unusual for me. The only change I make is to start with […]
Here’s a great, simple recipe for pesto from David Rocco. Once you’ve made the recipe, place it in festive jars or plastic tubs for gifts (keeping a few for yourself of course). In case you haven’t noticed, I like David Rocco and if you haven’t had the chance to watch his show […]
Everyone knows about those disaster days where nothing goes as you planned and you completely mess up the dinner schedule. This recipe came from one of those days. First I planned on making some beignets for an afternoon snack from the dough I had frozen earlier. Once it thawed, I realized it was pizza dough, […]
This one is for Mom, she asked if I’d tried it and said it was great. She was right! Of course, I just couldn’t follow the recipe exactly because it didn’t have enough garlic so I added a little more but otherwise followed the plan. Here’s the recipe for La Salsa Di 5 Minuti. I […]
Son texted from college last week asking “how do I make spaghetti?” Knowing that his dorm room this year has a small kitchen I was quite optimistic that he was beginning to show an interest in cooking. In the past his cooking skills have been pretty much zero and he’s never been the least bit […]
Recipe and photographs of shredded pork pierogi
The first time I had this dish at California Pizza Kitchen I thought it was great. I eventually found one of those “copycat” recipes that I think is very close. This one came from http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/512/California_Pizza_Kitchen_Chicken_Tequila_Fettuccine44247.shtml. It has a little kick, but if you prefer really spicy you might want to add extra jalapenos. I’m […]
Recipe and photo of Toasted Couscous with Cream Sauce
Recipe for Creamy Sausage Onion and Pepper Pasta