I am not a huge lasagna or butternut squash fan. I always get tons of squashes in my weekly CSA box and other than soup, I’ve been a little fearful to try making much else with them. So you can imagine my excitement when I found this recipe (courtesy Giada De Laurentiis) and saw that [...]
I belong to a wonderful local CSA where I get all kinds of organic vegetables all through the fall and winter months. Since I get only seasonal vegetables through the CSA, I often have to be inventive with how I can make my kids eat those veggies over and over again. I was really thrilled [...]
This is a really healthy, quick spaghetti dish that can be cooked up in minutes. I always keep imitation crab meat in my freezer. It adds a really nice flavor to this dish. You can substitute the shredded carrots and corn for any other vegetables that you have on hand. Spaghetti with Shredded Carrots, Corn [...]
Here is a really quick pasta dish I make whenever I have some rotisserie chicken lying around. You can omit the chicken to make this a vegetarian pasta dish. I usually use frozen corn that I always keep on hand in my freezer. Spaghetti with Corn, Broccoli & (Chicken) 2 cups of chopped rotisserie chicken (optional) 2 cups of frozen corn [...]
This is a really quick and tasty pasta dish that I make whenever I have rotisserie chicken lying around. You could substitute for grilled chicken too and if you want to keep the dish vegetarian , you could leave out the meat all together. Penne with Chicken and Peas (serves 6-8) 1 packet penne pasta cooked according to directions 3 cups of chopped rotisserie chicken [...]
My friend Maria Paniccia is one of the most unbelievable Italian cooks ever. She has spoilt me so throughly with her farm fresh, home cooked Italian food that I really have a hard time eating at Italian restaurants. This is one of my favorite pastas. It is so simple and tasty. She uses quite a bit of olive oil in [...]
