pasta

Whether we are aware of it or not, we all practice our own food philosophies. Some of us are more stringent than others living committed vegan, vegetarian, or all organic lifestyles. A few of us are fueled by sugar, willing

Pasta With Chickpeas, Celery and Parsley. Serves 4 Spring is the perfect time to make this dish; it's when locally grown celery shows up at farmers markets. Regardless of the season, use the freshest celery you can find – and don't be sh...

Search "Spicy Thai noodles" on Pinterest and you'll see a thousand copies of the same basic recipe: A boat load of fat, sugar and sodium--excuse me, I mean oil, honey, and soy sauce--tossed with linguine and Pad Thai accoutrement. Now don't get me wron...

I've been enjoying a local French restaurant lately, Plan B, right here in Sacramento. They often have a ragu on their daily special menu, sometimes rabbit or duck ragu, perhaps venison or lamb. What they all have in common is a won...

Mark Puente with Noodles and Company makes a special Tuscan-inspired linguine with Paul Robins.

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Meatballs with Porcini Mushroom Pasta SaucePrep time: 15 minutes Total time: 90 minutes Serves 6-8 INGREDIENTS For the meatballs: 2 white bread slices, crust off and cubed 1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef 1/2...

Easy Linguine with Scallops and Brown Butter is a comforting, homespun dish that can be made in minutes. Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 8 minutes Serves 4 Pasta stirred with brown butter and sprinkled with breadcrumbs is a comforti...

  Something tells me this is one of those dishes that Nana whipped together on a Friday night before she and Boppa got the heck out of dodge and went into the city for a night on the town. What makes me think that?  For one, there’s no meat, so maybe it was an...

Warning: I should probably be nominated for Wife of the Year with this next confession.For the last six months or so, I've been dying to make lasagna soup. I saw a recipe on Pinterest (of course), and have had it stuck in my brain ever since. But whene...

Kale is the hot new in-season vegetable to cook, and who am I to go against the grain (pun intended). Kale has actually been grown for more than two millennia with the first written references dating back to Greek and Roman times. That inspired me to c...