pasta

Homemade Minestrone Soup

November 2, 2011 0 comments

I wanted to make a small batch of fresh soup yesterday so I pulled out this saved minestrone recipe and decided to give it a test. Whoa, I ended up with way more than a small batch! This minestrone soup recipe is a great one to make if you like freezing meals for later use. You’ll get at least two separate dinners out of it. I shared a large container of it with my parents, [...]

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Gnocchi Marinara

March 1, 2011 0 comments

So finally things in the newly renovated kitchen are getting back to normal. It’s so nice to finally have a workable surface again instead of the plywood counters we had while waiting for the granite. * A quick tip for anyone in a similar situation: apply contact sticky paper to the plywood. It provides a wipe-able temporary surface in a pinch. Even though it’s the same kitchen layout, I did a lot of reorganizing and [...]

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Chicken and Zucchini Pasta

February 4, 2011 1 comment

The sun has finally peeked out from behind the clouds for the first time here in a long while. Thanks goodness. The gloomy days get so exhausting especially when you work from home. They drag on and seem never ending. It’s so cold outside that I just don’t want to leave the house either which makes it even worse. So I’m sitting here at my desk looking out the window and longing for spring. I [...]

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Hearty Tomato Minestrone Soup

November 4, 2010 0 comments

Yesterday I made another one pot wonder for dinner. It was cold and rainy and I couldn’t think of anything more fitting than a hot bowl of soup. This minestrone soup recipe was recently published in Rachael Ray’s magazine. It’s quick and easy to throw together and went perfectly with grilled cheese sandwiches. I loved the flavors and will add this into my regular rotation of repeat recipes. Plus I’ve got plenty of leftovers for [...]

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No Boil Rigatoni Bake

November 2, 2010 1 comment

I can’t imagine that there is anyone who doesn’t appreciate a quick, throw together meal. Especially when it tastes as good as this casserole does. When I saw this recipe on Plain Chicken, I just expected it to taste like regular pasta with sauce. But in reality it tastes so much like lasagna! Within an instant you can have this simple dinner assembled and in the oven. And it gives you the freedom to walk [...]

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Easy Homemade Meatball Recipe

September 20, 2010 5 comments

My husband is not really a great fan of pasta but since he married an Italian, he knows he’s gotta grin and bear it. So to tempt him into my world of pasta loving, I usually bribe him with homemade meatballs. Works every time! This homemade meatball recipe is so simple to make and it only takes a few minutes to assemble. I get about 12 large meatballs out of one recipe so I usually [...]

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Easy Tomato Pasta Sauce

August 18, 2010 2 comments

My first attempt at homemade spaghetti sauce was so successful that it gave me the courage to try another tomato sauce recipe. I liked my first pasta sauce recipe but it was a little to chunky for my husband’s liking. This simple homemade tomato sauce recipe has about half of the ingredients and is actually tastier. After cooking the sauce for an hour, process it in a food processor to achieve a smooth texture.

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