Pasta

Pasta Shapes for Every Sauce
Different Types of Pasta
When growing up, we only knew of long and short pasta, with bolognese sauce and ketchup. In Italy there are loads of different kind of pasta, and every region has its own culture when it comes to food. There are many "rules" when it comes to what shape of pasta you should eat with what kind of sauce. Let's have a look, also checking out some great pasta recipes. (Mixing pasta like in the picture is probably a real no-no, but I don't mind!)

Pasta con Cavolfiore |Traditional Sicilian Pasta with Cauliflower
Pasta con Cavolfiore, a Montalbano Favourite from Sicily
I saw this dish, pasta with cauliflower, in an episode of Inspector Montalbano and it went by so fast I hardly had time to take it in. Fortunately it's so simple to put together that my first attempt was enthusiastically received by my family. I've never used cauliflower like this before but I certainly will be in future. Inspector Montalbano prepared his lunch with sparaceddu, but I didn't have any of this green cauliflower so I just used the ordinary white variety.. In Sicily, cauliflower...

Traditional Sicilian Pasta alla Norma
Sicilian Eggplant Pasta, a Montalbano Favourite
I'm a great fan of Inspector Montalbano, the fictional detective created by Andrea Camilleri. Montalbano loves his food and there's always a mention, in almost every chapter, of the fine Sicilian dishes he enjoys. So I had to try cooking some of these recipes myself! I've made Pasta con le Sarde (pasta with sardine sauce) many times and told my dinner guests it's an Ancient Roman recipe (the fish sauce is my excuse) and had much success with Caponata (eggplant salad), but I've never tried M...

Pesto Ravioli Primavera Recipe
Delicious Healthy Pesto Seasoned Pasta and Vegetables
Here is my secret recipe for pesto primavera ravioli made with home made basil pesto ... Pesto seasoned cheese ravioli with stir-fry veggies is delicious hot or cold. You can prepare your pesto seasoned veggies and combine them with the pasta, then serve immediately with freshly grated cheese, or you can cover the dish and refrigerate it, then serve the pesto seasoned pasta few hours later or the next day after it's well chilled. I love to make pesto primavera ravioli from this recipe I inven...

5 Unique Pasta Recipes
Yummy, Fast & Easy
Everyone knows that pasta is one of the simplest ingredients to make an easy meal look gourmet. And now, with the internet, there are so many ways to dress up your pasta to make it even tastier! Maybe you're just curious for a meal, or perhaps you received a pasta gift basket that you need to cook up! Below are five different ways to serve up some delicious meals using pasta as a base.

Lemon Rotini with Baby Arugula and Asiago
Want to try a different way to eat your pasta? This dish will do the trick. It has a very fresh taste brought there by the lemon zest and juice as well as the fresh vegetables of which broccoli is the only one you will want to cook. My inspiration for this recipe comes from Food Network's Barefoot Contessa Show. This is Ina Garten's recipe with my modifications. I used rotini instead of fusilli. I used asiago instead of parmesean. .

How To Make Spaghetti
My Favorite Spaghetti Recipe
Want to try a really great, mouth watering spaghetti recipe? The flavorful sauce, filled with wholesome ingredients, keeps you hungry for more. At our house, we love food. And, our favorite food is spaghetti. After trying many different ways to make spaghetti, we finally mastered it. All it takes is 15 minute prep time and 2 hours in a slow cooker. How easy is that? Pretty easy. I will tell you step by step, easy directions on how to make this spaghetti exactly like we do. I just know you're ...

Squidoo Pasta - The national Squidoo Dish!
Let's have some squid pasta!
For every squidoo lover black pasta has to be the pasta of choice. Real black pasta is usually created with squid ink and tastes, well, like pasta :) Who does not love some good pasta? This article should be a mandatory read to be able to join squidoo ;) But unless it is, just explore some very interesting dish. This lens needs some love, so take your time and rate it before your head to the store to get your squid ink pasta :) Recipes for squid in Pasta coming soon :)

Pasta
Pasta Pasta and More Pasta
Someone had to come up with all the different shapes and lengths that pasta now come in, or maybe it was the pasta fariy who made all the wonderful shapes. Below is a list of some pasta types with links to Wikipedia for more indepth explanations. There are simple string-shaped pasta like spaghetti and vermicelli, ribbon-shaped ones like fettuccine and linguine, short tubes like elbow macaroni and penne, decorative fancy shapes like farfalle and rotelle, large sheets like lasagna, and hollow p...

Atlas the Perfect Pasta Maker
Make Fresh Pasta at Home with an Atlas Pasta Machine
There's something really special about fresh pasta. Pasta that you have just made yourself. I use an Atlas Pasta Machine, and I can recommend it for sure! Making your own pasta is simple. Newer Cooks will make enticing, nourishing meals in no time, For those of you who have spent years handrolling pasta, forget it! I can't understand why I took so long to get myself a machine.