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Pistachio Sage Pesto
Ingredients 1 cup fresh sage 2 cloves garlic 1/2 cup shelled pistachios, toasted juice of 1/2 lemon 3/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup Parmesan salt and pepper to taste Ingredients In the bowl of a food...
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Baked Penne Bolognese
Ingredients 3 slices white bread, toasted and cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1/2 cup milk 3/4 pound ground beef 3/4 pound ground pork 2/3 pound Italian sausage (half sweet, half hot), casings removed 8...
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Pasta with Tuscan-Style Cauliflower
Ingredients 1 head of cauliflower, cut into 1 inch pieces (regular will do, but you can always use pink, purple, Romanesco, etc) 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely minced 1/4 cup...
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Beet and Walnut Couscous Salad in Cucumber Cups
Ingredient 2 cups cooked Israeli couscous 2 medium beets, roasted handful of parsley leaves, chopped a handful of fresh dill fronds, chopped a handful of good walnuts, roughly chopped salt and fresh...
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Baked Spinach and Crabmeat Mac & Cheese
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups of dry pasta (I used fusili instead of elbow macaroni) 8 oz fresh lump crabmeat 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cups fresh baby spinach 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 large...
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Pearl Couscous, Roasted Root Veg, Chickpeas, and Pepitas
Ingredients 1 bunch of carrots 1 golden beet 1 ruby beet 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided Sea salt, black pepper 2 garlic cloves 2 cups Israeli (pearl) couscous 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock 2...
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Baked Boursin Spinach Mac & Cheese
Ingredients 1 pound spoon -sized pasta 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoons olive oil sea salt and ground black pepper 1 cup 2% milk 1 cup low sodium chicken stock 2 cups milk 1...
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Pea and Orecchiette Spring Salad with Perlini and Mint
Ingredients 2 cups shucked baby peas (frozen is ok) 2 cups snow pea pods 2 cups orecchiette pasta 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoons minced wild...
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Paella-style Pasta Salad in Lettuce Cups
Ingredients 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided 1 1/4 cups orzo pasta 4 garlic cloves, minced 1/8 teaspoon saffron threads 2 3/4 cups low sodium chicken broth 1/2 cup frozen peas 8 ounces...
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Creamy Edamame Cilantro Pesto
Ingredients 1 1/4 cups chopped fresh cilantro 1/2 vegetable broth 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 pound...
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Pasta with Baby Beets in a Browned Butter Sage Sauce
Ingredients Pasta, of choice 8-10 baby beets (as small as you can find), boiled, peeled and quartered 4 tablespoons butter 8 sage leaves 1/2 lemon, juiced 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Directions...
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Cauliflower Chicken and Penne Pasta
Ingredients 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1/2 head cauliflower, cut to 1 – 1 1/2 pieces 2 boneless-skinless chicken breasts, cut to 1 inch cubes salt and pepper to taste 1/2 teaspoon herbs de...
View ArticleVegetable Lasagna Rollup Casserole
I have leftover winter veggies from making my Tuscan Vegetable Tart that needed to be used up, and besides, it’s still cold and yucking here in the Northeast, which is always a good excuse to make...
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How to Make Homemade Spinach Pasta
Tomorrow is Maudy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter. In Germany, Maudy Thursday is called Gründonnerstag which translates as Green Thursday (it also has a bunch of other names and I am not going to...
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Roasted Red Pepper Fettuccine, from Scratch
After the success (and deliciousness) of the Homemade Spinach Pasta that I made earlier this month, I decided to have another go at it and made this absolutely amazing Roasted Red Pepper Fettuccine. It...
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Homemade Ramp Fettuccine, with Pancetta and Parmesan
Things to do with Ramps, Part 2: Make pasta. Yes, I’ve been on a bit of a pasta making kick these days anyway, but I figured that this wouold be a good experiment to see if the rampiness-flavor would...
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Mac & Cheese + Chili = Cheesy Chili Mac
Need to get some comfort food on the table in under 45 minutes? This might be the thing to try. I was really in the mood for Mac & Cheese, but had all the ingredients for Chili in the house, so...
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French-style Herb Potato and Egg Salad
So, I’m pretty famous for my potato salad, but normally I make my Southern German (Bavarian or Swabian variety). Today, I thought I’d try a new and different kind for the BBQ that I am going to:...
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Bucatini all’Amatriciana
So since the earthquake in the Amatricia region of Italy last week, I’ve had Italy on the brain. And while it is somewhat absurd in the middle of a natural disaster, one of the first things that I...
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Easy One-Pot Triple Mushroom Pasta
Here is a quick main dish inspired by my trip to the newly opened Eataly here in Boston yesterday. A quick, one pot, done in under an hour, weeknight friendly (provided you like mushrooms) Triple...
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