Here is an easy recipe for basil almond pesto that is great as a pizza sauce. I haven’t tried it with pasta yet, but I bet it would be delicious! I was inspired by this recipe on The Little Ferraro … Continue reading
Basil & Toasted Almond Pesto
Category Archives: Italian
Pappardelle w/ Asparagus, Mushrooms, Sundried Tomatoes & Feta
This pasta of asparagas, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes and feta goes well with all kinds of pasta, but I chose pappardelle today. I absolutely love papparadelle and was so excited that they started carrying it at Trader Joe’s. It is kind of a … Continue reading
Vodka Pink Sauce
Vodka pink sauce is one of me and my husband’s favorites. I used to make the cream sauce separate from the pink sauce and then pour in some separately made marinara. This was partly so that we could add a … Continue reading
Homemade Gnocchi
I’ve always loved gnocchi but never thought about making it from scratch until I saw my new favorite blog Smitten Kitchen’s post for gnocchi in tomato broth. She said it was easy to put together and it was! Next time … Continue reading
Pasta alla Norma: Spaghetti with Eggplant & Tomatoes
I had never heard of pasta alla norma until today after making eggplant and tomato spaghetti on a whim last night. I did a quick search to see if it was a traditional dish and it turns out it is! … Continue reading
Simple Spaghetti Sauce (American Style)
There were two things I forgot to get at the market after coming home from India: cheddar cheese and Prego spaghetti sauce. These are our go to ingredients for something quick and easy. The good thing is I had bought … Continue reading
Orechiette with Porcini & Crimini Mushrooms
In one of the many food type emails (recipes, restaurants, etc.) I get a day was a picture of pasta with mushrooms. The email was for a restaurant so there wasn’t any recipe, but I started looking up mushroom pasta … Continue reading
Mushroom, Asparagus and Sundried Tomato Risotto
So I get home and am about to start cooking mushroom, asparagus and sundried tomato risotto and I realize the only stock I have has maggi in it! This stock happened to be the liquid I used to cook seitan … Continue reading
Quest for the Perfect Pizza Crust (BBQ Pizza)
Even though I finally made a yummy pizza, I felt that there was a lot of room for improvement. I want a crust that is crispy and thin, yet moist and flavorful. You know, not floppy, but with parts of … Continue reading
I did it! I made a yummy pizza!
Friday was supposed to be the day that I finished or at least worked a lot on my photobooks. I have been trying to put together the Indian wedding one forever! And I also want to do a book for … Continue reading