Tag Archives: Pasta

A Midseason Night’s Pasta

By Alexa | Published: August 25, 2009
Tonight was the 13th of 26 weeks of our wonderful CSA from Golden Earthworm Organic Farm. Apparently, it’s zucchini-time at the farm ’cause tonight’s share included (count ‘em) 10 pieces of summer squash (8 green and 2 yellow); also in tonight’s box: garlic, tomatoes (beefsteak and cherry), green peppers, eggplant, basil and arugula. It might [...]
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Pasta Tips and Tricks

By Alexa | Published: July 15, 2009
Sometimes only garlic-y, briney, spicy goodness will do. Tonight was one of those times. I’ve written before about puttanesca sauce being the best pantry sauce (check HERE for the past post with recipe).  Tonight, since I had beautiful Tuscan kale lying around (how often can you say THAT?!), I decided to throw it in. My go-to sauce [...]
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Mexican Comfort Food

By Matthew | Published: December 15, 2008
I discovered this dish on foodnetwork.com a couple of years ago and it has stuck in the repertoire ever since. It’s sort of like a Mexican lasagna, with a great smokey spice from the chipotle. This recipe is easy enough to put together for a midweek dinner, and the leftovers make an [...]
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Tasty Fennel Pantry Pasta

By Alexa | Published: November 26, 2008
After a long day at work, it’s great to come home to a well-stocked pantry, knowing that a delicious meal is within reach. I put up water for pasta (and note: the most important part of cooking pasta is boiling a LOT of water so the pasta has room to cook). While the water was [...]
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Pesto

By Alexa | Published: August 10, 2008
Nothing says summer quite like pesto. Pesto is easy to make and freezes wonderfully so you can tap back into the summer any time you’d like. Pesto 5 cups basil, losely packed 1 clove garlic 1/3 cup pine nuts Olive oil Freshly grated Parmesan cheese Freshly ground pepper This recipe relies heavily on a Cuisinart. First place the garlic in the cuisinart and [...]
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