From the category archives:

Pasta and Noodles

‘Soy-Butt’ Potstickers: Crusty Bottoms Taste Good!

I haven’t met a dumpling that I didn’t like. Well, ok … maybe a filling or two that I wasn’t fond of but when you wrap anything in a thin layer of carbs, it just tastes magical!

I started making my…

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Whole Wheat Basil-Nut Couscous

Not only am I excited to be using couscous, I am excited that it comes in a whole wheat version. I continue to search for new and interesting high-fiber starches to add to our meals. I do miss pasta and…

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Buckwheat Sesame Noodles

Sesame noodles are one of my favorite quick meals, from beginning to end you can have them on the table in about 15 minutes. Coated in a creamy and sesame-nutty sauce, I’ve reduced the fat, used whole-grain noodles, and boosted…

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Rigatoni, white beans and browned butter

Last night’s dinner turned out phenomenally well, a creamy mix of rigatoni and white beans. The most amazing part was the sauce naturally created from the starchy pasta and beans combined with browned garlic butter.

I intended to make this using…

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Breakfast Spaetzle with Peppers and Scallions

I’ve been thinking about spaetzle ever since reading a post from Francois-Xavier at FXcuisine. He made an amazing apple spaetzle as a dessert – it looks so good. It made me think about a trip I took with a friend…

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Fregola Salad with Meyer Lemon Confit Recipe

It’s such a crappy picture, but it tasted good. My camera woes will hopefully be behind me soon … just waiting for a new lens to arrive next week. In the meantime, more mediocre pictures of food. But I digress.

How…

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Vodka Sauce Recipe

This past year marked the first time we had our family Christmas dinner at a restaurant. Normally, we spend hours preparing the meal, but with two sets of parents visiting … I opted to book a reservation.

We went to an…

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