I made this quick and easy pasta dish for a dinner I was hosting last week with our good friends Jo and Oliver for a low-key September dinner that is filling as it is delicious. At this time of year chanterelle mushrooms get featured at the grocery stores so I decided to use these in-season mildly flavored wild mushrooms to make this simple pasta dish. Simple because my friend Jo doesn’t eat any spices, and all this has are simple ingredients such as mushrooms, leeks, garlic, salt and pepper, pasta and cheese. Nothing fancy, but delicious nonetheless. Continue reading Conchiglie Pasta with Chanterelle Mushrooms and Leeks
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Pasta Pomodoro with Fresh Tomato and Basil
Pasta Pomodoro with fresh tomatoes and basil has to be the easiest and most delicious of Italian pastas. It’s hard not to like the pure feel good flavors of fresh tomato, garlic, and basil all tossed in a pasta with olive oil. Positively comfort food this dish is. In summer when fresh juicy plump tomatoes are in abundance in the garden and at the Farmers Markets, pasta pomodoro is the perfect dish to highlight the glorious tomato. Continue reading Pasta Pomodoro with Fresh Tomato and Basil
Making Fresh Bow Tie Pasta with Friends
Fresh homemade pasta truly has a taste onto its own. Tender pasta that is soft yet al-dente is so delicious that anything you add to it tastes amazing. We learnt how to make fresh homemade pasta from our friend Rose a while back and she learnt how to make pasta from a local Italian chef while vacationing in Italy, so you know it’s delicious! Continue reading Making Fresh Bow Tie Pasta with Friends
Vegetarian Pad Thai
Summer has begun in earnest! My twins are out of school and they have started their summer job, and I am more relaxed not worrying about them finishing their homework, studying for tests and completing their school projects on time. Yes, they are seventeen but still without the parents nagging schoolwork seems to get sidelined. Lets just say the whole family is relaxed during the summer break. With this relaxed attitude come some cool ideas from my twins. For example, Anjali announced the moment school got out that this summer she wanted to cook at least once a week. I think she saw my face 🥺 – that’s a pleading face emoji. She knew what I was thinking “Oh the mess in the kitchen and the cleanup after!” Anjali quickly informs me that she won’t be making a big mess and she will cleanup after her cooking, and I should not worry. She then goes on to assure me that she will show the recipes to me for approval – i.e. the recipes cannot be complicated with hard to find ingredients. And so this is how she came across this vegetarian pad thai recipe . Continue reading Vegetarian Pad Thai
Just add Cream. Kale and Leek Pasta with Green Onions and Cherry Tomatoes
My eldest daughter Sri made this creamy pasta for Mother’s Day that turned out really good. With loads of kale, leeks, green onions and cherry tomatoes, and a little cream this tastes like a creamy pasta primavera type of dish. There is nothing fancy in this pasta except for good for you greens, veggies, and a touch of cream. Add garlic and black pepper for some spice, Parmesan or goat cheese for some tang, and the end result is a simple pasta that tastes positively gourmet. Give it a try! Continue reading Just add Cream. Kale and Leek Pasta with Green Onions and Cherry Tomatoes
Pasta Alla Black Pepper with Sugar Snap Peas and Parmesan Cheese
I came upon a rather different pasta while perusing through the western edition of Sunset Magazine with a recipe from cookbook Six Seasons. A New Way with Vegetables by Joshua McFadden with Martha Holmberg. The dish is called Pasta Alla Gricia with Slivered Sugar Snap Peas Pasta Alla Gricia with Slivered Almonds and Sugar Snap Peas. This recipe caught my eye because I happened to have sugar snap peas at hand, and that too cut into slivers just as the recipe required, I also really like freshly ground black pepper and this pasta was loaded with black pepper. This really is a rather different kind of pasta dish. Continue reading Pasta Alla Black Pepper with Sugar Snap Peas and Parmesan Cheese
Spring Onion Pasta Primavera
I got this beautiful bunch of veggies in my Farm Fresh to You delivery this week and I couldn’t wait to make something delicious with them. The box had a wonderful assortment of veggies ranging from early spring onions to green onions, leeks, kale, and celery root just to name a few. Continue reading Spring Onion Pasta Primavera
Mediterranean Linguine
When I think of the Mediterranean, images of warm sunshine, blue waters, lemon trees, olive groves, artichokes, and fresh veggies come to mind. This pasta has all the ingredients that conjure up images of the Mediterranean – lemons, briny olives, sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, and lots of fresh asparagus. Packed with good for you veggies and loaded with fresh tangy flavor this is an awesome pasta to whip up in just minutes. Continue reading Mediterranean Linguine
Asian Inspired Valentine’s Vegetarian Menu. 2019
Happy Friday everyone! Hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day yesterday 💕❤️! Ours was spent at home with the twins. My eldest was at her company’s sales conference in Half Moon Bay so it was just the four of us. It was a rainy, stormy V Day here in the Bay Area. I was so happy to be at home and not going out for dinner. Usually I have my act together for Valentine’s Day with a menu all prepared so that when the kids and Hitesh come home they have a special menu waiting and ready. But this time I was in a culinary slump 😞. My mind was blank and I just couldn’t come up with a cool menu for this special day. Thankfully my twins came to the rescue!! Since they were home this week for Ski week holiday break, they stepped up to make our family’s Valentine’s Day dinner. What better Valentine’s present can a Mom ask for? A home cooked meal made with love by her kids 🤗😍. Continue reading Asian Inspired Valentine’s Vegetarian Menu. 2019
Caramelized Onion and Baby Spinach Stuffed Pasta Shells
Caramelized onions, cheese, and pasta? What’s not to like with this combination of flavors? Caramelized onions and gooey cheese are awesome together any way you look at it, and when stuffed inside pasta shells? They taste positively outstanding 😋👌! I’ve made stuffed pasta shells before with spinach and onions, but this time I caramelized the onions with a little garlic giving the dish a lovely sweet oniony flavor that tastes wonderful with spinach and ricotta cheese. Continue reading Caramelized Onion and Baby Spinach Stuffed Pasta Shells
