Ringing in the New
Jeremy gave me a bamboo steamer for Christmas this year. It wasn’t at the very top of my list, but I knew he was hoping that I would keep a promise to try my hand at…
Tag Archives: fresh pasta
A Foray into the Mediterranean Diet
An account of my Mediterranean Diet experience for a food therapy course.
Macaroon Miracles
A Samoa-like coconut-almond macaroon torte with luscious dark chocolate ganache: a positive miracle of grain-free, dairy-free baking, as far as I am concerned!
Leftover Night: Local Edition
Playing blog catch-up with some light meals based on local produce from our home garden and farmers' market.
Lobster Ravioli
As a little inside joke, I couldn't resist giving my husband a plate of lobster ravioli for his birthday dinner this year.
Rotolo
An incredibly labor-intensive dish, fresh pasta (my own egg-free version with garbanzo beans!) is filled jelly-roll style with ricotta, kale and ham, boiled like a sausage, and then sliced and baked with a rich tomato…
Lasagna Tre Sorelle
I have been a little overwhelmed by the number of pumpkin recipes that swamped the food blogosphere in the month of October. The ways people have been sneaking chunks and dollops of pumpkin into practically…
Sweet Potato Pasta
Homemade sweet potato fettuccine makes a striking color contrast with Brussels sprouts, white beans and shavings of cheese---not to mention a good excuse to play with my new toy, a food dehydrator!
Child’s Play, or Spinning for Noodle-Lovers
An easy weeknight meal of cold noodle salad with peanut sauce and leftover chicken turns into a hand-pulled noodle-making production---how does this always happen to me?
Finocchio Alfredo
Homemade fettuccine alfredo with a sneaky twist: strands of fennel woven into the noodles for a dish that even the fennel-averse could appreciate.
Chicken Tricks and Tortellinis
An in-depth guide to a basic roasted chicken, complete with my sure-fire gravy, crockpot chicken stock made from the carcass, and chicken soup with homemade tortellini.
Purple Pinto Eater
A delicious stewy Italian soup made from homemade pasta and the elusive fresh shelling beans, in this case purple-tinged rattlesnake beans.
Crabby
We may not be expert crabbers, but that didn't stop us from enjoying freshly caught Dungeness crab, served in a simple, creamy sauce over fresh spinach pasta.
Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna
The March 2009 Daring Bakers challenge featured the lasagne of Emilio-Romagna, complete with fresh spinach pasta and slow-cooked ragu bolognese, the latter made with a blend of meats I ground myself. This lasagne is light…
Love Takes Time
A lovingly crafted Valentine's Day meal of cannelloni with slow-cooked ragu bolognese, fresh pasta, and homemade oatmeal-buttermilk rolls twisted into love knots.
Not Beeten Down
A partially successful attempt to make beets palatable to us: they colored the homemade fettuccine and studded the sauce, along with sauteed beet greens and tangy goat cheese.
I Need Help
Brown and white food may not be the healthiest, but it is so yummy. A veritable landslide of dichromatic meals, from pastas to baked goods to breakfast, with a finale of saffron-yellow fettuccine and leek…
Out of My Way
Timing is everything in this dish composed of freshly made taglierini pasta in a beurre blanc sauce, topped with caramelized sea scallops.
Prestigitation, or Roasted Mushroom Lasagne
This rich lasagna was a pantry-cleaner, emptying my cheese drawer and making short work of a large bag of mixed wild mushrooms.
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.