Tag Archives: soba noodles

Rice pilaf with toasted soba noodles

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Rivertree kitchen

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 →

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Chickpea-olive pasta: dinner in 20 minutes

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Rivertree kitchen

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 →

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Scrambled egg pasta: looks aren’t everything

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Rivertree kitchen

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 →

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