Eggplant “Meatballs” Over Rigatoni I call my Eggplant “Meatballs” Over Rigatoni Italian Comfort Food! So I came across a super yummy recipe for vegetarian “meatballs” made with eggplant and beans in a Martha Stewart post! I changed the recipe up a bit to make the “meatballs” firmer; I added broccoli rapini and […]
Category: Pasta Recipes
Simple and healthy pasta dishes that are easy to prepare, delicious and nutritious!
Fettuccine with Beets
Fettuccine with Beets Fettuccine with Beets is a vegetarian pasta dish that is absolutely delicious, nutritious and fun to make! 6 medium/large sized beets 3-4 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (enough to coat the pan) crushed red pepper flakes to taste fresh ground salt to taste 1 pound of spaghetti, […]
Chickpea Bucatini with Broccolini and Butternut
Chickpea Bucatini with Broccolini and Butternut It just doesn’t get any better than my Chickpea Bucatini with Broccolini and Butternut entrée with organic chickpeas for protein; organic butternut squash for fiber and beta carotene; healthy organic broccolini for vitamins, minerals and cellular protection; organic pasta for needed carbohydrates! This is a delicious, vegetarian dish just […]
Cavatappi with Sausage Organic Vegetables and Herbs
Cavatappi with Sausage Organic Vegetables and Herbs Late summer at our local CSA farm is a colorful cornucopia of organic vegetables; an abounding harvest of eggplant, zucchini, heirloom tomatoes, peppers and an array of fresh herbs! My Cavatappi with Sausage Organic Vegetables and Herbs is actually a roasted version of Ratatouille combined with yummy organic […]
Golden Fregola Shrimp and Tomato
Golden Fregola Shrimp and Tomato Tiny chewy golden semolina nuggets swimming in a rich seafood broth with plump shrimp and farm fresh tomatoes are the star characters in my Golden Fregola Shrimp and Tomato entrée! Fregola hails from the island of Sardinia. Fregola is simply made with just semolina and water stirred by hand until […]
Red Lentil Rotelli with Flageolet Beans
Tuna In Miso On Glass Noodles
Cod in gingered Dashi with Soba
Cod in gingered Dashi with Soba stars cod loins swimming in a mineral rich seaweed broth spiked with ginger and chili! The cod in Dashi broth together with Japanese yams, leeks, Wakame, carrots, celery and kale bathes a tangle of buckwheat soba! This soup is so mineral rich and nutritious with two kinds of seaweed. Kombu (kelp) […]
Olive Oil Slow Roasted Salmon
Olive Oil Slow Roasted Salmon My Olive Oil Slow Roasted Salmon is a variation of a recent Bon Appétit recipe that is simply delicious and extremely healthy! I have simplified the recipe and added herbes de Provence with fennel seeds that is a must use herbal preparation when cooking fish! Lemon grass, powdered harissa seasoning […]
Beet Green and Radish Top Pesto
Beet Green and Radish Top Pesto Our local CSA, Seeds and Spores Family Farm is growing fabulous organic beet greens and wonderful radishes this time of year! So I concocted a pesto,my “beet green and radish top pesto” with these beet greens and radish tops that is just off the charts in flavor and nutrition! Really […]