Tag Archive: pasta

Mar 04

Pasta with roasted red bell pepper sauce

Did you know March was National Noodle Month and National Sauce Month? Hope you know how you’re going to celebrate.

Jul 27

Baked chicken and pastina

Do you see those tiny stars?!!

You know how sometimes you’re at the store and you see something totally adorable, and you don’t need it at all, but it’s just so darn cute you have to buy it? That happened to me the other day at Vons. With pasta. Pastina, to be precise.

Feb 28

Three-cheese macaroni

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A couple of weeks ago, my coworker Jen – she of the popular Pet Tales column – asked if I had any good recipes for macaroni and cheese. Apparently she had just bought a pre-made serving of the classic pasta at a grocery store for lunch, and, well, it was disgusting. I had, in fact, …

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Feb 18

Spinach tortellini with chicken and pesto

Wet ingredients in a Pyrex cup. That spout is crucial.

(That might be the worst food photo ever taken. I apologize.) So, this seemed like a good idea when I decided to make it. Three hours later, when I was starving because I still hadn’t eaten dinner yet, and my arms were sore from trying to roll out the pasta … it didn’t seem like …

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Feb 02

Creamy lemon fettuccine

Straining the zest from the cream.

I’m one of those lame people who always orders the same thing at restaurants. Take me to any restaurant — anytime, anywhere — and I will order one of the following entrees: Cheeseburger Chicken burger Turkey sandwich Tri-tip sandwich Fettuccine alfredo Seriously. That’s it. That’s my entire diet right there.

Jan 19

Iberian-style chicken and sausage ragu

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It’s National Meat Month, and what better way to celebrate than with a dish that includes two animals? (Sorry to all you vegetarians.)

Dec 13

Reader recipe: Pumpkin ravioli

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Still have a few pumpkins around the house? Don’t throw them away — make pumpkin ravioli! Here’s a recipe from Andrew Robillard of Atascadero. His wife, Jennifer, a Tribune copy editor, got the pasta recipe from her Italian grandmother.