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Tag Archives: pasta
Rice pilaf with toasted soba noodles
There’s a pasta cooking technique that involves breaking thin noodles (usually spaghetti or linguine) in small pieces, frying them until golden in copious amounts of oil, then boiling them as usual. The result is tender pasta with lots of flavor … Continue reading
Posted in pasta, rice, and grains, sides
Tagged casserole, noodles, pasta, pilaf, rice, side dish, soba noodles
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Pasta with kale and walnuts: lunch in 20 minutes
Sandwiches are perfectly fine. I have nothing against them, and do partake now and then. But give me a nice bowl of soup or pasta for lunch any day. After a few days of less-than-healthy eating (fast food, way too … Continue reading
Posted in main courses, pasta, rice, and grains, veggies
Tagged greens, healthy, kale, low-fat, lunch, noodles, olives, pasta, soba, vegetarian
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Fire-roasted tomato and tortellini soup
I’m still recovering from foot surgery. After an hour (at most) on my feet I’m achy and need to sit for a while with my feet up. What does this have to do with cooking, you ask? Tom’s been doing … Continue reading
Posted in appetizers, main courses, soups
Tagged healthy, pasta, red pepper, roasted red pepper, roasted tomatoes, soup, tomatoes, tortellini, `
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Mac & cheese with a panko crust
Today’s post will be fast and dirty, because my brother-in-law Steve requested this recipe and I leave tomorrow morning for Portland, Oregon. We served this mac and cheese to Steve and his family a few days ago. I made a … Continue reading
Posted in main courses, pasta, rice, and grains
Tagged casseroles, cheddar, cheese, easy, noodles, panko, parmesan, pasta, vegetarian
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Pasta with spicy peanut sauce
Our house does not have air conditioning. (Yes, Wisconsin does get hot —sometimes downright steamy — in the summer.) Most of the time this is manageable, since we are shaded by the many trees on our property, but keeping the … Continue reading
Posted in main courses, pasta, rice, and grains, salads, sauces, sides
Tagged Asian, carrots, pasta, peanut, peanut butter, teriyaki
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Chickpea-olive pasta: dinner in 20 minutes
We’ve been enjoying the warm summer breezes for two weeks. This is worth mentioning because 1) we live in Wisconsin, and 2) this is March, when normally we’re still shoveling snow on a regular basis. My workload is heavy right … Continue reading
Posted in main courses, pasta, rice, and grains
Tagged buckwheat noodles, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, healthy, olives, pasta, quick, soba noodles
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Scrambled egg pasta: looks aren’t everything
As you can tell from the photo, you don’t make this dish for its looks. It’s not pretty. (I served it alongside some sautéed spinach for color and nutrients. That, and we like spinach with just about everything.) Despite the … Continue reading
Posted in main courses, pasta, rice, and grains
Tagged breakfast, eggs, healthy, pasta, scrambled eggs, soba noodles
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Tom’s best-ever lasagna
I was in the Twin Cities this weekend, having a lovely visit with Tom’s twin brother, his wife and girls. On Saturday I drove into St. Paul for a picnic sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society Press (one of my … Continue reading
Posted in main courses, pasta, rice, and grains
Tagged casserole, ground beef, parmesan, pasta, ricotta, tomato sauce, tomatoes
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Stuffed zucchini in the OLD oven
Yes, you read that right: we’re getting a new stove! The old one had an extra-hot (15,000 BTU) burner and a simmer burner, along with two regular burners. (I don’t need to explain that this is a gas stove, do … Continue reading
Posted in main courses, pasta, rice, and grains, sides, veggies
Tagged cheese, orzo, parmesan, pasta, pepperoni, pizza sauce, squash, zucchini
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New versions of stuffed peppers and biscotti
Cooking is all about flexibility for me. I do take some pretty serious notes when I’m creating new dishes, or fiddling with old ones. (Most of the time, anyway.) Therefore, I can usually recreate a favorite dish fairly accurately, if that’s … Continue reading
Posted in appetizers, main courses, sides, veggies
Tagged cheese, chile, fresno, grilled peppers, mini peppers, orzo, pasta, peppers, ricotta, sausage
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Rivertree kitchen 