Light Mac and Cheese with Tomatoes
We are still in the season of comfort foods. But winter will be leaving us shortly as we dabble in the pre-Spring season. Around the corner for you may be a Spring break vacation or a weekend trip to warmer weather. Most of us, safe to say, are ready at this point to embrace a…
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Quick Cioppino with Heart Pasta
I hope you all have some fun Valentine’s plans. It really doesn’t matter what you do…I say skip the roses, at least on this day (overpriced) and hold off on the chocolate (still working on those resolutions?!). A delicious dish with Heart Pasta is all that is needed. Valentine’s Day should be spent with those…
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Homemade Gnocchi with Chunky Meat Sauce
Have you “dug out” yet?? You know…the snow! The snow came and went here in a hurry…in about three days flat. We were though, for those few glorious days, transported to a winter wonderland. Hot chocolate, no schedule, sleeping in, wet clothes everywhere, eating homemade gnocchi, & happy, smiling, tired kids! It was fun while…
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Tailgate Timballo
Friday. Beautiful Fantastic Snow Day! Woohooooo! Which turned into Snow Days…and now Snow Long Weekend! Ok, enough! It’s time to get back to a regular schedule! Even my kids grumbled this morning, “We are sore and tired of sledding .” 🙂 We are all stir crazy here in Nashville after 8” of snow and three days…
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Classic Marinara Sauce
For some reason at the beginning of every year, I feel like getting back to the basics. Do you have a Classic Marinara Sauce that is your go-to? That fresh, bright red, garlicky, basil yumminess of a sauce? Something you can always have on hand for a quick dinner, or a great base for a…
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Top 5 Pasta Recipes 2015
Hello 2016! It’s finally a new year and the time where we celebrate life and a fresh start, reflect on the highs and lows of the past year, set new goals and expectations for the coming year, recap the Top 5 Pasta Recipes 2015, and get ready for the changes and challenges that we set…
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Roasted Vegetables with Sprouted Grains Pasta
Update: We no longer make our Sprouted Pasta. A great substitute is any of our better-for-you pasta options! We’ve SPROUTED! And not only in the holiday spirit of increased waistlines. We’ve sprouted in multiple ways here at The Pasta Shoppe. Sprouting into all kinds of wheats and grains outside of our original “durum wheat” pasta…
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Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
I love this time of year. That sweet spot between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Some days you succumb to comfort food and others you are “watching it” because of “the Holidays”…playing games with yourself because you know what’s comin’. I admit it. I have that “push-pull” with my eating angels and devils. I can justify both…
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Zucchini Noodles with White Wine Sauce
I had to join the craze. I had to” spiralize”. It’s a disease. But it’s a fun disease! Being in the “noodle” business, there’s nothing more exciting than discovering new noodles! There have been umpteen recipes and examples of spiralized veggies all over the internet and foodie catalogs in the past few months. I had…
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Pasta Salad with Tuna, Apple, and Dried Cranberries
Please welcome back Mary Clarke, aka “Cookie”, my mother and the most extraordinarily talented cook I know. This is her second time as a guest blogger! She is a former gourmet cooking teacher, has built a successful catering business here in Nashville, and is known for her creative, absolutely delicious flavors, and beautifully garnished dishes. …
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