Category: Pasta

Hearty Sausage & Pumpkin Pasta

Happy New Year! We’re back with what might seem like an odd combination – sausage & pumpkin, but one that has quickly become one of my favorite, easy pasta sauces:  Hearty Sausage & Pumpkin Pasta.

Read More »

Quick Shrimp Scampi

Quick Shrimp Scampi! Definitely a Weeknight Wonder but why should Monday through Friday get all the buttery, garlic-y goodness? This is a super fast, super simple recipe – BIG flavors that you can have on

Read More »

Pasta with Shrimp & Fresh Tomatoes

I can’t believe I’ve never posted the recipe for Pasta with Shrimp & Fresh Tomatoes! This has long been one of my favorite dishes to make but I often fiddle around with the recipe adding

Read More »

Pasta with Zucchini & Ricotta

Summer Zucchini Season is in full swing so Pasta with Zucchini & Ricotta is the answer to that age old question… “Hey, would you take some zucchini? I have a ton in my garden!” That

Read More »

Antipasto Pasta Salad

Antipasto Pasta…try saying that three times fast! I’m a big fan of the antipasto platter – sliced cured meats, cheese, olives, artichoke hearts, etc. served before an Italian meal so I thought, why not put

Read More »

Roasted Tomato Pesto Ravioli

Roasted Tomato Pesto Ravioli! Did you see the word Pesto in there with Tomato and wonder if I’d finally lost it? Yes, Pesto is usually the green stuff. The good green stuff. But pesto really

Read More »

Mushroom Bourguignon

Mushroom Bourguignon! Because why should the meat eaters get to have all the fun? By now everyone has probably seen some form of Boeuf (Beef) Bourguignon through the many Julia Child books or movies. I

Read More »

Couscous with Peas & Mint

Couscous with Peas & Mint. Funky, refreshing, and delicious. Also quick and easy to prepare. This is the couscous that I made to go with the Shrimp with Fennel & Garlic featured in yesterday’s post.

Read More »

Many Mushroom Lasagna

Lasagna with many mushrooms. Delicate, in a cheesy sort of way. And Good! So good! Before we jump headlong into the frenzy that is going to be Christmas Cookies, let me share this wonderful pan

Read More »

Butternut Squash Spinach Lasagna

Butternut Squash and Spinach and Leeks and Cheese = Awesome Veggie Lasagna! These are some of my favorite flavors to put together. I have at least 4 different squash lasagna recipes pulled out of magazines

Read More »

Pesto!

Nothing says summer to me like fresh basil. Living in Florida, I have pots of it growing on my patio most of the year, but basil never really gets going for most of the country

Read More »