Pasta Alla Zozzona
There is nothing more comforting and addictive than a delicious bowl of carbs. I know that a big old bowl of pasta is not healthy and I simply do not care. That said, I do not want to waste my calories. If I’m going to …
Adventures of a Home Cook
Pasta
Green Orecchiette with Spring Vegetables
Come June, when my garden is well established and productive all I want to eat are vegetables, minimally prepared. A great spring and summer recipe avoids the oven and keeps vegetables snappy and fresh. Conveniently, spring produce coincides with great weather. Which is perfect because …
Fettuccine Alfredo
I strangely associate Fettuccine Alfredo with the holidays; in particular New Years Day. Hear me out- there is something satisfying about a big bowl of carbs after having perhaps over-indulged in libations on New Years Eve. It is ready with very minimal effort making it …
Bolognese Sauce
Every year I am taken back by how quickly the season changes from summer to fall. This year felt particularly exaggerated because it was 85 degrees and sunny last Saturday, and I was swimming. Yesterday my daughter insisted that I dig through the bins of …
Fresh Egg Pasta
Fresh pasta is light and delicate and gloriously better than anything you can buy in a box. Working the dough is therapeutic and running your own pasta sheets through a hand-cranked pasta roller makes anyone feel like an Italian nonna. This is the perfect ‘rainy …
Lemon Arugula Cacio e Pepe
Cacio e Pepe, the ever increasingly popular pasta dish which is really a grown up version of mac ‘n cheese, is perfect in its simplicity. It has only 3 ingredients, 4 if you count the pasta cooking water. It is the embodiment of minimalist. This …
Roasted Tomato Pasta Salad
Pasta salads have justifiably gotten a bad rep. Too often they are slopped in mayo, soggy, and bland. They also come with the added game of food poisoning Russian roulette, whenever encountered at an outdoor BBQ or picnic. It is no wonder most people avoid …
Macaroni and Cheese
Growing up, my sister and I always asked for Macaroni and Cheese whenever my father was away. To him, mac and cheese was considered nursery school food he wanted no part in. And when I say Macaroni and Cheese, I do not mean the kit …
Classic Lasagna
While I am sure there is a place for vegetarian lasagnas, eggplant lasagnas, lasagnas made with zucchini noodles and all the many other variations that have inserted their ways into our kitchens and potlucks, in my mind this is how Lasagna should be. Warm, carb-filled …