I love pasta salad, and I especially love pasta salad that has bold delicious flavors. This pasta salad certainly has bold delicious flavors. I’m not sure why it’s a common sentiment that a little bit of dried herb goes a long way, but I think that’s the furthest from the truth. I think if you [...]
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Herbed Pasta Salad
Published by August 24th, 2011 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Italian, Pasta, Picnic/Potluck, Quick and Easy, Salad and Vegetarian. 0 Comments“Best” Ever Spaghetti Sauce
Published by January 1st, 2011 in 5 Stars, Beef, Easy Preparation, Italian, Kid Approved, Pasta and Sauce. 0 CommentsIt seems we’ve been kind of in a funk lately. Not much new cooking going on, but that all changed tonight! -s got an awesome new cookbook for Christmas called The Kansas City Barbeque Society Cookbook, and when I browsed through the book a number of recipes popped out at me. So tonight -s made [...]
The Bidens’ Pasta Caprese
Published by September 17th, 2010 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Italian, Pasta, Picnic/Potluck, Quick and Easy, Salad, Sides and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsI saw this pasta salad in the September 2010 issue of Food Network Magazine, and I knew I had to try it. I’ve now made this quite a few times, and I’ve adapted the recipe to our liking. It is delicious, and I love the addition of the lemon zest. It’s a great summer pasta [...]
Pasta Arabiata with Sausage
Published by May 3rd, 2010 in 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Italian, Kid Approved, Pasta, Poultry and Quick and Easy. 0 CommentsThis sauce recipe is awesome! It tastes like something you would get in a restaurant. The original recipe calls for cooking the sauce for 4 minutes, but I like the flavors when the sauce is simmered for a longer period of time…it’s richer and bolder. But if time is short, you can certainly cook the [...]
Rachel’s Famous Pasta Salad
Published by September 1st, 2009 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Italian, Kid Approved, Pasta, Picnic/Potluck, Salad, Sides and Vegetarian. ClosedThis is a very easy and very tasty pasta salad…even -s and TT ate it up. I think next time I’ll do without the cheddar and jack cheese and instead try feta for an extra punch. Adapted from a recipe by Rachel Griffith. Ingredients: 2 bottles light Italian dressing 1 lb. pasta of your choice [...]
Pasta Salad
Published by June 20th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Italian, Pasta, Picnic/Potluck, Quick and Easy, Salad, Sides and Vegetarian. ClosedMy mother-in-law started makes a delicious pasta salad during the summertime, and this is my version. It’s super tasty, and it works well as a main dish or a side dish. Ingredients: 1/8 to 1/4 c. olive oil 8 to 10 garlic cloves, minced 2 c. cherry tomatoes, halved salt 1 lb. pasta 1 lb. [...]
Polenta Sausage Bake
Published by March 5th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Casserole, Italian, Kid Approved and Poultry. ClosedI had a tube of polenta I wanted to use up, and I also wanted to try something new, since it seems like for the last couple of months I’ve been making mostly family favorites. I came across a recipe that sounded really good to me, so I gave it a whirl, and it was [...]
Meat Lasagna
Published by December 28th, 2008 in 4 Stars, Italian, Kid Approved, Pasta, Paula Deen and Poultry. 1 CommentWe are a meatless lasagna kind of household, but I saw a meat lasagna recipe on Paula Deen’s show, and it sounded and looked really good. It was quite tasty and made an enormous amount, so we divided the leftovers and froze them for future yummy dinners. From start to finish it does take nearly [...]
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Published by December 15th, 2008 in 4 Stars, Family Recipe, Italian, Kid Approved, Leftover chicken or Turkey and Poultry. 1 CommentThis pizza is so easy and so tasty. Ingredients: Pizza dough (or whole wheat pizza dough) small onion, sliced red or yellow bell peppers, sliced garlic, minced olive oil BBQ sauce Cooked chicken, shredded Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese Directions: Place pizza stone in oven and set oven temperature to highest setting (should probably do this [...]
Sausage and Peppers
Published by November 2nd, 2008 in 4 Stars, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Italian, Kid Approved and Pasta. 1 CommentThis is one of -s’s favorite dishes, and last night he made dinner for us. You can serve this dish over pasta or on a toasted roll, or night one can be over pasta and night two on a toasted roll. Ingredients: olive oil 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage, sliced 2 bell peppers, green and/or [...]
