Tuscan Style Clam Sauce
This is one of my oldest pasta recipes and favorite pasta dishes of all time! PERIOD. Making this brings me back to the early days of The Pasta Shoppe. John and I made pasta for dinner almost every night. Our experimenting ran the gamut. It was back way before “watching carbs” was even on people’s…
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Sweet and Spicy Sesame Noodles
Welcome to March! Phew! We made it through a brutally cold February and I think we are almost in the clear. Looks like we may have one more possible snow day this week. We’ll see. At least we now know all the good sledding sites! Regardless, I’m moving on to the month of Good Luck…
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Spaghetti and Meatballs
Last week was pretty much a “Snow Week”. One of those small gifts from heaven. Being trapped at home isn’t normal for any of us and my daily routine seemed to circle between laundry, cooking, and TV watching. The kitchen was by far the busiest of all rooms, and the necessity for all things warm…
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Oven Fried Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta
Snow. Ice. Sleet. Fun! And a snow day! Yippee! Then…more ice! More sleet! More snow days. OK, so school was basically out all last week. This is Nashville people. Happens only once in a decade. Last week was the first time we’ve ever closed the office for more than one day. It is pretty fun…
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Light Angel Hair Carbonara
Eggs and bacon are a daily morning ritual in our house. Seriously, every morning, we scramble, fry, omelet, or over easy some eggs. We use organic, brown, regular, egg whites only, and a variety of egg substitutes…and love them all. Add some crispy, smoky bacon and you are full of energy and off to…
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Chunky Vegetable Soup with Pasta
OK! Now we are getting personal. This Chunky Vegetable Soup with Pasta is my go-to fall and winter “take to the office” lunchtime favorite, sometimes afternoon snack AND week night family dinner (usually served with grilled cheese or cheese toast for the kids). Is it “gourmet”? Is it complex? No! But is still delivers the…
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Classic Tomato and Basil Pasta
Some things are always in style and always romantic. LOVE. HEARTS. CHOCOLATE. PASTA. PASTA?! ALL classics in my opinion. And I know some of my fellow Italians would agree. Granted, only a pasta lover like me would appreciate a box of specialty pasta as much as a box of chocolates…but then again, those who love…
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Linguine with Mussels and Chorizo
I love muscles mussels! And I do mean all types. But this has nothing to do with my New Year’s resolution to personally uncover or build more of them. This has to do with one of the best and affordable shellfish out there. Beautiful black and/or greenish shells. When opened the plump yet tender…
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Shrimp, Avocado, & Spinach Pasta with Mango Vinaigrette
MANGO-LEESSSHHH-CIOUS! Now this is the way to kick off a New Year! John, the boys, and I typically travel south the week after Christmas and spend some time in Naples, FL with my parents. It’s a glorious week when the office is closed, and sun is shining, and we can refuel our old tanks…
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Pasta Toss with Chicken Sausage, Broccoli, and Tomatoes
It’s less than 10 days away. Can that be? Am I ready? No. Believe me, I’m doing lots of celebrating and having a fabulous time doing so…but not exactly making progress on the big day. I still have shopping to do, plenty of gifts to wrap, and holiday meals to plan. And sometimes the big…
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