Summer Eggplant Pasta

What’s a girl to do when she’s up to her ears in Japanese eggplants and cherry tomatoes from the garden? Make a delicious pasta dish! (Pictures on their way – camera forgotten at someone’s house, which is a real shame since this is a nice colorful dish.) Summer Eggplant Pasta 4 Japanese eggplants, quartered lengthwise [...]

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Farfalle with Fava Beans, Pancetta, and Mushrooms

Fava beans are in season! And they are still tender enough that you don’t have to do that thing where you par-boil them and then peel them a second time. That’s tedious, and who has time for it, anyway? Also, in honor of Hannibal Lecter, since this dish has fava beans in it, I recommend [...]

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Pasta Pizelle, the Creamy Mushroomy Kind

NO! I did NOT say anything about canned cream of mushroom soup. Ew. Take a deep breath and clear your mind of that grossness. OK, so what I’m talking about here is the Chicken Sicilian sausage from TJ’s, portobello mushrooms, onions, garlic, peas (organic, of course), and MASCARPONE. Yummy! “Where did this notion come from?” [...]

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Kale n Shrimp “Scampi”

Inspiration I had lots of kale from our CSA box, 1/2 lb of pasta left over from when I made the sausage n mushroom pasta, lemons from our tree, and an open bottle of white wine. Sorry, I don’t have a picture because I was doing 20 things at once and slightly overcooked the kale, [...]

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Penne Pasta with Creamy Sausage & Mushroom Sauce

Inspiration There was a restaurant in San Luis Obispo (I cannot, for the life of me, remember the name of it) that served a dish called “Penne Pasta with Salsiccia e Funghi” or something to that effect. It was love at first bite, and unless osso bucco was on the specials menu, I would never [...]

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