Hope everyone had a nice Valentine’s Day! Whenever I think of Valentine’s Day and food, I inevitably think of ragu. The thought process goes something like this (bear with me, here): Valentine’s Day -> a day when I’m pampered -> Rourke cooks for me -> Rourke likes pasta -> the first pasta dish Rourke ever [...]
Posts Tagged ‘italian’
Spaghetti with Swiss Chard and Toasted Garlic Breadcrumbs
Anyone read Dwell magazine? It’s one of my favorites, with lots of what one friend calls “architecture porn.” Where am I going with this, you ask. How could anyone make an analogy between architecture and pasta? It’s a stretch, I’ll admit, but this dish somehow makes me think of a modest, modern 1,200-square-foot house built [...]
Noodles – Two Recipes in One
Shrimp Puttanesca & Mushroom Fettucini There is nothing like enjoying a hearty pasta with seafood and a full-bodied red wine. While we don’t make pasta dishes that often, I recalled our many delicious meals in Italy a year ago and was craving a delicious Italian dinner. My husband makes a fantastic shrimp puttanesca, but I [...]