Mac and cheese is a famous dish all over the world. If there’s any comfort food that’s universally loved in American cuisine, it has to be macaroni and cheese. Without doubt your mom made it for you as a kid when you were too picky to eat anything else. Homemade Always Better Than Fast Food
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Tortellini with Mascarpone Alfredo Sauce and Peas is an easy pasta dish that features mascarpone instead of the traditional heavy cream. Mascarpone is an Italian cheese from the Lombardy region. It is a thick, triple cream cheese with a texture more like butter or custard than the slightly grainy texture of ricotta. It’s made in
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What comes to mind when you see or hear the word “Orzo.” Could it be the 6 Orzo families who were living in New York City (USA) in the 1920’s. Or could it be Caffè d’orzo – a type of hot drink, originating in Italy. Most of us though think of the small, rice-shaped pasta
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Orechiette is a distinctive Puglian type of pasta shaped roughly like small ears, as orecchio in Italian means eat, and Orecchiette means little ears. The pasta is roughly 3/4 of an inch across, slightly domed, and the centers are thinner than the rim of the pasta. The pastas texture is soft in the middle and more chewy
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Spaghetti is probably the most popular pastas in the world. Spaghetti is long, cylindrical pasta traditionally enjoyed with meat and vegetable sauces. The combination of asparagus, cream, and pasta is a common spring menu item in Italy. But as asparagus is available year round, this versatile recipe can be enjoyed any time of the year.
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As with many recipes, the origins of the dish Spaghetti Carbonara and its name are uncertain or ambiguous. There are countless speculations as to the origin of the name, which some have concluded the name Spaghetti Carbonara may be more recent than the dish itself. The name is derived from carbonaro, Italian for charcoal burner.
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Most yellow summer squash is gmo now days, but not the ones we used. We got these fresh from a vegetable garden, harvested from non-gmo seeds. Without the grated cheese, this can be a Vegan meal. There are several gadgets on the market that one can use to turn a yellow summer squash into spaghetti
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Italian cuisine is always an elaborate meal. You gather several ingredients and spend half the day or more. But this recipe , this Italian pasta dish, is fast , simple and easy in under 40 minutes. It has vegetables for lots of vitamins and minerals. Garlic good for digestion and helps fight against stomach cancer.
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Delectable Italian deliciousness in a snap!! This meal is easy to make, in about 30 to 40 minutes. Before we get started let’s see what the nutritional benefits of this pasta dish is. Whole wheat Penne pasta is called for in this recipe. The whole wheat or brown pasta retains the fiber of the wheat
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Do you know the old folk lore of Stone Soup? Will here is how it goes: Some travelers come to a village, carrying nothing more than an empty cooking pot. Upon their arrival, the villagers are unwilling to share any of their food stores with the hungry travelers. Then the travelers go to a stream
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