You certainly don’t need to use pumpkin pasta for this recipe, but being that it is Halloween, I felt it most appropriate to highlight those little orbs and just how wonderful they can be with a fresh and spicy vodka sauce! Pumpkin Pasta & Vodka Sauce 4 cups cooked pasta (any kind is great, but…
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What do you do when your brain is swimming with thoughts – from this end to that – you have a cabinet full of coconut milk and candied ginger, and someone has mentioned fresh carrots? You create a Coconut Ginger Chicken & Carrot Fettuccine meal for your loved ones. THAT’S what you do! Coconut Ginger…
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Oh how I wish peach season would last longer…in fact, peaches, berries, squash – all the summer produce, I simply adore. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll never turn down an apple or a Brussels sprout, and I’ll eat winter kale any day, but there’s something about fresh peaches. And these peaches are exceptionally special…they grew…
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Ever since the wonder and magic of the Blueberry Lemon Vanilla Cream Pie I made, I’ve had visions of blueberry fairies dancing in my head. Really, I’ve just been dreaming of other ways I can infuse that beautiful blue-purple-indigo hue into my food. Pasta. Lots a pasta! To be honest, I am a little disappointed…
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Just like everyone else in the world, when prepping for a trip, I like to use what I have in the fridge – and not let anything go to waste. Well, maybe I’m not like everyone else in the world. But I’m terrified of disposing of any food item that could have otherwise been used…
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Some days you just need to make pasta. Well, at least in my world. I need to get my hands in the flour, in the dough. I need to feel the mixture in between my fingers and I need to see and admire the work of art that ensues. Being that we are cilantro fanatics…
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Lasagna doesn’t always have to be sausage, mozzarella, and red sauce. There really are no rule. Lemon. Chicken. Rosemary. Swiss. Lasagna layers of love. Lemon Rosemary Chicken Lasagna Lasagna Noodles: 1 cup all purpose flour 1 egg zest and juice of 1 lemon On the counter or in a large bowl, form a well in…
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The last time I taught a pasta cooking class I felt like I was in a room filled with giddy little children. The little ones were missing, though, and the excitement exuded from the souls of my fellow grown “adults.” They were amazed at their own talent and skill in creating and hand making their…
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Years and years ago I remember consuming one of the most delicious meals of my life. Delicious and delectable ~ for a variety of reasons. the food was exquisite the atmosphere was family and good friends the meal was prepared with love the entree was crafted throughout an entire day’s ritual the chef was someone very…
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Let’s be clear ~ this is not your traditional Italian Pizza Margherita type pasta. This is the REAL deal Margarita–tequila, lime, and salt. That’s right. The secret is in the sauce. I got to thinking a few weeks ago about how to infuse the flavors of the Mexican Margarita into the quality comfort of a…
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