Well there’s one thing: Asian Pad Thai – bright, brilliant citrus flavors with a hint of sweet and creamy peanut and savory fish sauce – all pulled together with the silkiness of an egg – THIS is perfection over rice noodles. Then, there’s another thing: Creamy Gorgonzola Sauce – funky fragrant; comforting, but still light,…
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First of all, what the heck is “tortellacci?” A tortellacci is a sheet of pasta folded around cheese, spinach, meat, seasonings etc. Bascially, a tortellacci just a bigger tortelloni, which is really just a bigger tortellini. (A SUPER SIZED tortelloni). The term “torte” comes from torta , which means “cake” or “round bread.” The Italian suffix -ini translates to “little,” -oni to “big,” and -acci to…
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I wanted something super simple for dinner, but also something super duper tasty. Red wine is a no-brainer, of course. Thus, a red wine sauce simmered with chicken, nesting inside spinach linguine did the trick for dinner tonight. Red Wine Spinach Pasta Nests 1 Tbs. butter or olive oil 1 Tbs. minced shallots 1 tsp. fresh…
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Silky is sexy… is it not? I think lemons are pretty sexy too. So, when things are both silky and sexy, and then creamy… well, I think we have a winner. I love the inherent sweetness of fresh, heavy, pastured cream. As that couples with the tart tang of fresh lemon juice ~ and preserved…
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