The other day my work bestie was raving about this soup and gave me the recipe.  I admit it looked pretty delicious and I NEVER covet other people’s lunches.  It sounded right up my alley with all the thai flavour and meatballs (I LOVE meatballs) so convincing me to make it was hardly a task.  [...]

I was reading the Food Section of the New York Times and stumbled upon this recipe for a risotto-style pasta dish by Mark Bittman.  I love risotto and I love pasta so I figured I’d see how this would all work out.
It was kind of labour intensive for no reason!  The pasta didn’t end up [...]

I’ve had Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Bastianich for a while but I don’t use it that often… for no reason.  The few times I”ve made stuff out of the cookbook they’ve been pretty yummy like these spaghetti and meatballs.
I was bored one day and looking for meal ideas when I thought making a lasagna [...]

I’ve been a fan of Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks for awhile.   She’s definitely one of the “mega” food bloggers out there and she focuses on vegetarian, vegan and natural cooking.  The photograpy is awesome and the recipes are neat.
One of my friends is currently on a soba noodle kick.  She’s obsessed, an intervention might [...]

Me and this recipe go waaaay back.  I found it in Bon Appetit back in 2005 and have loved it ever since.  Prior to seeing this in Bon App I had never even thought about the idea of Sweet Potato Gnocchi but when I read the recipe it sounded oh so right.
Now you’re probably thinking [...]

I’m normally so on top of my Barefoot Bloggers posts. I’ve had this made for a few days but have been kind of lazy with doing a write-up. Oops!
This week’s pick comes courtesy of Cat of Delta Whiskey. I enjoy the pasta so was not opposed to giving this recipe a go. [...]

So one of the best things that I’ve discovered so far during my cleanse is that Thai food fits within the parameters of what I can eat!  I mean, they use a lot of rice noodles, not a lot of dairy, I can request dishes sans eggs and tofu and the rest is pretty easy [...]

I’ll be the first to admit that this whole cleanse thing is TOUGH.  I’m a snacker.  I love eating potato chips, french fries, cookies – you name it!  Not being able to snack on things other than fruits and nuts isn’t the greatest.  AND I can’t even eat ALL nuts.  No peanuts, pistachios or cashews!  [...]

In all fairness I like to post about recipes that I didn’t so much love.  Linguie and Clam Sauce is not something I’ve EVER made.  Occasionally I’ll order it when I go out (usually in a tomato sauce) but I have to be in the right mood.  I was grocery shopping a few weeks ago [...]

This is the follow-up to my pasta-making experience.  All I have to say is oy!
I figured I’d use my fresh pasta in a recipe designed specifically for fresh pasta. Of course my buddy/food crush Mario Batali divides his pasta recipes between dried and fresh.  Easy enough.  After skimming through Molto Italiano I decided on Tagliatelle [...]