Posted on May 30th, 2010 by admin
Like all my favorite pasta dishes, this was inspired by a trip through my produce aisle, then my meat and seafood counters. The sausage adds richness, the asparagus and favas add freshness, and the shrimp made it a little something special (at least at our dinner table). For a dish like this, where the ingredient [...]
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Posted on April 19th, 2010 by admin
We had a rainy, chilly weekend (which I love), so I took the opportunity to make soup. I used delicious, spicy turkey sausage as the base for this pasta e fagioli. It’s a wonderful, hearty soup with so many variations. I made several variations on this, including making it rather spicy, using red kidney beans [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2010 by admin
Note: This is more of an idea than a recipe, but the recipe provided does make for a satisfying and delicious snack in a pinch.
Recently, I’ve had several run ins that have made me realize and truly appreciate the beauty of a well stocked pantry. The other night, Matt requested my meatloaf (a constant favorite [...]
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Posted on January 31st, 2010 by theapartmentkitchen
This dish almost tasted like carbonara, because of the egg on top. I love dishes like this because they are simple, delicious, and cooked all in one pot. Pasta is also great, of course, for just cooking for one person.
You may have noticed that I usually use whole wheat pasta or pasta made from farro [...]
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Posted on January 14th, 2010 by theapartmentkitchen
This was a fifteen minute dinner from start to finish – the perfect kind. I love the addition of balsamic vinegar to pasta, it’s sweet and thick and makes an almost instant “sauce”. I added mushrooms for earthiness and spinach to make it hearty, but you could easily add other vegetables, or some kind of [...]
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