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Pasta Battle – Penne with Broccoli and Sausage

Michele — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:12:38 +0000

My husband is waging a silent little battle with me. It’s not about money, laundry, or other typical marital issues. This is about pasta – and he seems to be taking the battle very seriously.
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The Comfort of Simple Foods – Stuffed Cannelloni

Michele — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:13:41 +0000

My son called me the other day for guidance on how to make stuffed cannelloni. Do I boil the pasta tubes first? Yes, but don’t overcook them. What do I stuff them with? Anything you want, but try some meat and cheese. Do I bake them then? Yes. Actually, all he needed to do was
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Eating Vegetables I Don’t Like

Michele — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:17:20 +0000

Are you one of those people who just loves vegetables? One who literally can’t name a single vegetable you hate (other than beets or Brussels sprouts)? Well, I’m the opposite. I do love quite a few – tomatoes, corn, broccoli, red peppers, potatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, greens, onions, fennel, beets, celeriac and more. But there’s another list, just about as long, of things I really don’t like.
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Spaghetti with Broccoli Sauce

Michele — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:32:37 +0000

Pasta is my carb of choice in the summer. Throughout the winter I gravitate towards potatoes – mashed, roasted, stuffed – it doesn’t much matter. I don’t think one is particularly better or worse for you
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Whole Foods Whole Grain Pizza Crust

Michele — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:04:35 +0000

Let me start by saying I’m not writing this post because anyone gave me anything for free, asked me to blog about their product, or paid me to endorse them. I wish I had Whole Foods as a blog sponsor, but I don’t. Not yet anyway… Nevertheless, I did happen to buy some of their pre-made whole grain pizza dough some time ago
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Meatless of LessMeat? What’s Your Strategy?

Michele — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:18:01 +0000

Remember the good old days? You know, that era when you could chow down on an enormous piece of beef and not feel guilty about it? I can distinctly remember the day I fell in love with meat – at the roast beef carving station at the Holiday Inn we stayed at when I was four and we were moving to Indiana. It was rare and juicy, and I helped myself to unlimited “seconds”. That was before
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Pasta with Corn and Bacon – and an Olive Oil Giveaway!

Michele — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:27:57 +0000

It’s hot as heck here in Colorado, but fortunately the evenings in the shade are still pleasant and perfect for a simple dinner outside. If you’ve read this blog for any time at all, you might recall that tossing together ingredients to make a pasta dish was what broke my dependence on recipes for cooking.
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“What’s in the Pantry” Pasta

Michele — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:36:53 +0000

My daughter was recently lamenting that one of her biggest motivators to attend culinary school (she’ll be doing Johnson & Wales’ one year “Garnish Your Degree” program when she graduates from college) is to learn how to cook without a recipe. Boy, can I ever relate to that. In fact, it was my frustration that I felt like a great cook from a recipe, but lost when trying to figure it out on my own, that led me to start
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Turkey and Spinach Stuffed Shells

Michele — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:12:19 +0000

Every once in awhile, I make something that is really intended for my husband. Stuffed shells are not a go to dish for me, and I certainly try to avoid white pasta, but I figured the turkey and spinach made up for that, plus it gave me a chance to use up the last jar of marinara sauce in my freezer from last summer.
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Spaghetti Carbonara with a Twist

Michele — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:35:49 +0000

Maybe it’s because my husband and I were alone for Easter yesterday. Or perhaps it’s because my son who is living in New York texted me a picture from his Easter brunch with friends, dining al fresco at Spina. Who knows what drove me to put together this recipe, but it is completely satisfying.
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