November 12, 2008
I practically don’t even have to credit my recipes anymore. Call me biased and closed-minded, but Ina just knows her stuff . And on a lazy Sunday morning as I was doing some grocery shopping, a simple Ina pasta recipe sounded like a good idea for dinner. Now before I go any further, there’s something I should tell you: this recipe calls for heavy cream.
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October 27, 2008
Whenever I go out for Italian, there is one dish that I always want to order: rigatoni a la vodka. It might not always be on the menu but so long as I know they have vodka sauce and rigatoni, that’s what I request. So, when I saw that Tuscan Vodka was a flavor choice in Sauces N’ Love new Scarpetta line of pasta sauces, I knew that I’d be making rigatoni a la vodka sometime in the near future.
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August 19, 2008
It seems we have caught some homemade pasta fever here at Chew on That. I’ve always had some faint desires to make my own pasta, but to be honest, it’s just one of those things I’d rather buy. But when R announced that we were making ravioli for dinner on Sunday, who was I to argue? He claimed the recipe was simple and seemed very excited about the whole thing. I shrugged my shoulders and hoped for the best.
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August 14, 2008
Sometimes when you mix certain ingredients together, they become better than what they taste like on their own. You know, like that saying: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Well that’s how I feel about the pasta salad you see above. For someone like me who hates pickles, imitation crabmeat, mayonnaise and garlic powder, I never foresaw enjoying a pasta salad that incorporated all four (and yes, this time I went with boxed pasta instead of the alternative).
My sister-in-law introduced this pasta salad to me as an accompaniment to our homemade pizzas. I went along with her plan since she seemed rather excited about it. Who was I to get in the way of a side dish? So what if I didn’t love the ingredients. But low and behold, she was right and I was wrong.
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August 7, 2008
They say everything tastes better homemade. Well, I’m not sure if that’s entirely true but at least making food from scratch gives you a different perspective. Like for example, I always wanted to make my own pasta. Making your own pancakes is one thing, but making pasta was something I’ve had on my to-do list that’s unlike anything else I’ve made from scratch.
I was finally inspired to get off my butt and make some when I read Bitchin’ Camero’s post on homemade pasta. Her recipe and method seemed so simple that I no longer could justify procrastinating. And hey, how much more impressive is homemade pasta for Presto Pasta Nights?
See how I did after the jump!
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July 21, 2008
So I know it’s the middle of summer and I’m supposed to be going on and on about the multitudes of basil my plants are producing and how I just cannot make enough pesto to keep up! The truth is, I wish I could be that person. But alas, my wee basil plant is recovering from the last major harvest, leaving me waiting patiently for my next opportunity.
I actually had every intention of making some homemade pesto last week, but had made the mistake of clipping off the basil from the plant too early, leaving me with wilted, brown leaves. Yuck. Of course at this point I was already craving the salty zing of pesto, so I moved on to Plan B: pesto paste.
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