Fresh Fava Ravs with Shrimp and Herb Sauce
Fresh raviolis with a filling of pureed fava beans, potato, scallion and goat cheese, served with a creamy herb sauce and a garnish of sauteed shrimp and more fava beans.
Category Archives: Pastas
Gemelli with Shrimp and Tomato Cream
I love the combination of tomato, cream, and bacon, and oddly enough, it pairs beautifully with shrimp.
Soup for a Sickie
Lentil soup with pasta, garlic, and meaty tidbits of bacon is just the belly-warming thing to feed your sick spouse.
Cleaning Out the Fridge
A miscellany of dishes geared toward cleaning out the fridge: leftover bread, excess cream, and shriveling vegetables can turn into some pretty tasty meals!
Ricer Spätzle
Our family loves spaetzle, those little freeform German dumplings, and the potato ricer has become my best friend when it comes to making them.
On Standby
A general formula for tuna salad, with dill and peas, or anything else you like.
Falling in Love with Goat Cheese, Part 2
This weekend we walked over to the Saturday market with puppy in tow, and after Jeremy got Freyja to a safe distance from the SFC booth (safe from jumping up against the table and totally…
Pasta Trio
In sifting through puppy pictures we’ve taken in the past month, I happened back across a few weeknight pasta dishes that I’ve made, and which we were pretty pleased with. It hardly seems fair to…
Point A to Point B
It’s funny how one thing leads to another. For instance, because Jeremy stayed home from work last Wednesday, I got to have wonderful memories of making snow ice cream as a child in Colorado winters.…
Fusilli with Walnut and Garlic Sauce
This was a very quick, simple, and tasty pasta dish. I chose it mostly to compliment some walnut bread Jeremy made, but we were pleasantly surprised by the flavor of the pasta. If it weren’t…
Orecchiette Duxelles
Orecchiette with an earthy sauce of chopped mushrooms, walnuts, and thyme.
Pizzoccheri
Homemade buckwheat pasta baked with potatoes, fontina, and jewel-colored Swiss chard stems for a surprisingly meaty vegetarian dish.