Category Archives: Pasta

Pasta Fagioli On A Cold Winter Day!

The cold weather is upon us and it’s time for a bowl or two of a hearty soup. My go to soup in the winter is a Hearty Pasta Fagioli. This delicious main dish soup will fill you up and … Continue reading

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Summer Salads

The temperature is rising here in the South and I am ready to eat light with cool summer salads. Here are a few that are light and cool and refreshing and super easy to prepare. What’s really nice about summer … Continue reading

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Winter Soup

It’s cold outside and now is the time to make soup: This tried and true remedy will help keep you warm after a hard day of suffering through the arctic freeze. Here are some of my favorites and I hope … Continue reading

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Tomato Season is Here

Tomatoes are in season right now and I can’t seem to get my fill of this delicious sent from heaven fruit. (Yes, it is a fruit.) I am lucky enough to live in Tomato Country where all grocery stores, Saturday … Continue reading

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Pasta Carbonara

  It’s no secret that I love Pasta. I was raised on it and I have cooked it all of my adult life. I make my own pasta and I’ve made it for restaurants I worked in. So, no surprise … Continue reading

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Wild Mushroom Ravioli with Wild Mushroom Sauce

What to do on a cold winter day? Make Ravioli! But instead of traditional ravioli let’s make something different. I have a huge jar of dried wild mushrooms and I made a delicious mushroom duxelles with them along with fresh … Continue reading

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Not So Traditional Lasagne

Lasagne is one of my absolute favorite Italian dishes. My Mother would make this delicious layered dish for special occasions and for all of my years of cooking I made it exactly like her original recipe. Her layers consisted of … Continue reading

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Homemades (Fresh Pasta)

Most Italians call fresh pasta “Homemades”.  Yep, that was the word Mom used to let us know we were going to have fresh pasta for Sunday Dinner.  (I know I have told you in the past the story of my … Continue reading

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Homemade Ravioli With Homemade Pasta Dough

About 5 months ago I stopped eating Gluten:  No bread or pasta, nothing with flour, white or whole wheat.  No cakes, pies, or cookies.  I did this because I know several people who have joined the No Gluten Challenge and … Continue reading

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You Say Tomato I Say Tomato Too

How beautiful is the picture of this tomato?  This season the tomatoes are more delicious, more juicy, more colorful, more of everything then they have been for the last few years.  At least in Florida.  Being in a state that … Continue reading

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