Tag: Pasta

  • Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes, Basil, Garlic and Cheese

    Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes, Basil, Garlic and Cheese

    I have lost count of how many times I have made this dish. Sometimes I skip the onions, as I did the other night. Sometimes I use Cheddar cheese and other times Mozzarella.  I usually cube the cheese but I had a package of shredded Mozzarella so used that. You could leave out the garlic…

  • Goulash or Slumgullion

    Goulash or Slumgullion

    There are lots of names for similar dishes and I think this dish is probably the inspiration for the old Hamburger Helper. Ground beef, macaroni, tomato sauce and cheese. I like to add kidney beans and peas, too, and some Worcestershire sauce.  I used a can of cream of mushroom soup but you really just…

  • Homemade Ravioli from the Freezer

    Homemade Ravioli from the Freezer

    When my friend and I made homemade ravioli a few weeks ago, I froze most of mine.  Tonight I pulled up some from the freezer and also pulled out some plain tomato sauce I’d frozen late last summer when my Roma tomatoes were going crazy. For the sauce, I sautéed some garlic on olive oil,…

  • Breaded Fried Shrimp with Spaghetti

    Breaded Fried Shrimp with Spaghetti

    This Breaded Fried Shrimp with Spaghetti has broccoli and asparagus and a light sauce. What’s not to love?!  This is another fantastic recipe from Lidia’s Italy in America, one of my favorite Italian cookbooks. I am new to cooking shrimp. I’ve said it before–I’m just not a big fish / seafood person. But this recipe…

  • Upgraded Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

    Upgraded Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

    We love our old macaroni and cheese recipe, which is how my mom used to make it–making a white sauce with butter, flour and dry mustard and adding in grated Cheddar.  I like it with onion but the girls prefer I leave it out. But I keep playing around with recipes from Lidia’s Italy in…