Tag: pasta

  • Six Seasons of Pasta by Joshua McFadden and Sausage and Tomatoes

    Six Seasons of Pasta by Joshua McFadden and Sausage and Tomatoes

    Lots of ragus, pasta dishes and pasta salads to choose from. I mad his Sausage & Tomatoes with orecchiette. I also whipped up one of the salad dressings in the book.

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  • Sundried Tomato and Artichoke Pasta for Movies & Munchies

    Sundried Tomato and Artichoke Pasta for Movies & Munchies

    The Netflix movies I’ve been watching lately have been cute. Not great but a good way to spend an afternoon when it’s either raining torrentially or it’s too hot to go outside (already). We’ve been back and forth with those as our only weather patterns. Sigh. It’s going to be a long, humid, hot summer…

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  • Elf revisited

    Elf revisited

    It’s never too early to start holiday movie viewing! Elf is the November Movies & Munchies feature. Keep reading for an unusual pasta salad (with maple syrup but without candy sprinkles).

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  • Cookbook Review: Cooking in Real Life by Lidey Heuck

    Cookbook Review: Cooking in Real Life by Lidey Heuck

    Back to the “Best of 2024” cookbook reviews. Cooking in Real Life is truly the best of the best. I’ve made four recipes from this book (so far) and they are all remarkable: Cheesy Stuffed Squash with Kale & Brown Rice, Spaghetti with Sweet Corn Pesto, Peanut Butter and Ginger Cookies, and Celery Waldorf with…

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  • Cookbook Review: Anything’s Pastable by Dan Pashman

    Cookbook Review: Anything’s Pastable by Dan Pashman

    I haven’t posted a cookbook review this month and we are nearing the halfway point of 2024. (My goal is to review some of the “best of 2024” cookbooks. You can check out other posts here.) Anthing’s Pastable was a good read with lots of inventive recipes. About the book: The innovative James Beard Award–winning podcaster who…

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  • Tomato Two-Times Easy Pasta w/Mushrooms for Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies

    Tomato Two-Times Easy Pasta w/Mushrooms for Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies

    This month’s Cook the Books selection is Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies. The alternate title for this recipe is “When there’s no protein in the house and you’re not going to the store yet you don’t want to make plain spaghetti with red sauce.” (You’ll get it if you’ve read the book.)

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  • Taste:  My Life Through Food

    Taste: My Life Through Food

    Taste is an excellent book with excellent recipes, especially Spaghetti with Lentils.

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  • Roasted Pepper Spaghetti (with Spaghetti Squash and Mushrooms)

    Roasted Pepper Spaghetti (with Spaghetti Squash and Mushrooms)

    I’m trying to be more inspired in the kitchen but truth be told we’re eating a lot of frozen (but homemade) food that was stored in the freezer, simply grilling something, or (gasp) eating takeout pizza. It’s just hard to come up with new ideas that don’t require a lot of brain effort. Every other…

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  • Roman Pasta and Only You

    Roman Pasta and Only You

    The October Food ‘n Flix feature is Only You with a VERY young Marissa Tomei and Robert Downey, Jr. Seriously, they look like they’re twelve. 🙂 As part of the film is set in Rome, I found an “authentic” pasta to prepare.

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  • Pasta Gratin with Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Herbs

    Pasta Gratin with Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Herbs

    Words on Bathroom Walls is this month’s Food ‘n Flix feature. It’s a teenage-coming-of-age-while-dealing-with-schizophrenia drama with LOTS of food inspiration. Here’s a pasta dish inspired from a couple of Adam’s recipes featured in the film.

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