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Category Archives: pasta
Fit to be Tried
Martha Stewart, trendsetter that she is, has a new recipe making the rounds via food blogs and Pinterest: her One Pan Pasta. Does it really work to simply arrange all the ingredients in a pot and heat it up? Yup! … Continue reading
Posted in pasta, vegetarian meals
Tagged Martha Stewart's one-pan pasta, one-pan pasta, pasta cooked in one pot, pasta with tomatoes onions and basil, quick and easy vegetarian dinner recipe, vegetarian meal, whole grain pasta
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Dungeness Crab Mac ‘n Cheese
Like many of you, (I suspect) I read cookbooks like novels. Actually, I read cookbooks w-aaaa-y more often than I read novels. I found this recipe in a cookbook of sustainable seafood recipes that I picked up last year. I’ve … Continue reading
Garlic Scape Pesto
While the season for garlic scapes has just passed, I’ve included this recipe for next year. Garlic scapes are the tops, or flowers, of the garlic plant that are snipped off to encourage the plant’s energy to go into producing … Continue reading
Posted in pasta, side dishes, vegetables
Tagged garlic, garlic scape pesto, garlic scapes, pesto, pesto with almonds, pesto with walnuts
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Chicken Piccata with Fresh Pasta
A new family favourite! 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut in half, then butterflied sea salt and fresh ground pepper all-purpose flour, about 1/2 cup for dredging the breasts 6 tbsp. butter 4 tbsp. EVOlive oil 1/3 cup fresh squeezed … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken on pasta, chicken piccata, chicken with capers, piccata
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Popeye’s Spinach Salad
I had this once at Pagliacci’s in Victoria and recreated it at home. The dressing is superb and provides a perfect contrast of sweet and salty in this makes-a-meal salad. The warm noodles wilt the spinach slightly. For two servings:4 … Continue reading
Spinach Ravioli with Lemon Sauce
Denis and I learned to make pasta this summer while staying at Alla Madonna del Piatto in Assissi, Italy. Our bed and breakfast hostess, and cooking instructor Letizia, led us through the steps and we have had a great time … Continue reading