by Alice Ciccu | Jan 23, 2024 | Recipes
We used kale in our version, but any hearty green will work just a well. Spinach will be too tender to stand up to the other ingredients, but collard greens, chard, or beet greens would work well. Mustard greens could also be a choice, but they have a spicy flavor all...
by Alice Ciccu | Jan 20, 2024 | Recipes
Ingredients for Penne al Vongole Bianco. Penne in white clam sauce. This one is a family favorite and another one that is a frequent choice when I would be short on time. I would always keep canned clams on hand and usually had cream in the refrigerator. It looks...
by Alice Ciccu | May 29, 2023 | Recipes
Looking for a pasta recipe, but not this one? How about one of these? Brown Butter Fettucine with Sage – Vegetarian Farfalle with Beets and Pine Nuts – Vegetarian Pasta Carbonara Pasta alla Puttanesca – Dairy-free, Vegan Pasta alle Vongole Bianco...
by Alice Ciccu | Mar 8, 2023 | Recipes
Ingredients for farfalle with beets and pine nuts. Yellow beets have a warm flavor that is much more mild than red beets – and it won’t turn the pasta pink! But in all seriousness, the yellow beets meld with the pine nuts and greens for a hearty,...
by Alice Ciccu | Mar 8, 2023 | Recipes
Ingredients for rigatoni with spicy sausage in red sauce. Pasta with a red meat sauce – ragu – is fairly typical. This recipe kicks it up a notch using spicy sausage, onions and arugula. The strong flavors make a great starter dish for a dinner party, or,...
