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How To Make Better Mac 'n' Cheese. Lasagna Alfredo. Creamy Pesto Pasta Recipe. Sourdough Tortelli Piacentini. Several months ago, Jamie Oliver posted a photo on Facebook showing the most beautiful pasta I had ever seen, which immediately prompted me to start a frantic search to find out what it was called and how it was made.

Sourdough Tortelli Piacentini

The picture came from a British food TV show called Simply Italian, which of course I couldn’t watch in Canada, but I did manage to find the recipe for “wedding tortelli“. Unfortunately it didn’t give very clear instructions for how to shape the tortelli, so I turned to the Google machine and found a related pasta shape called culurgiones: Culurgiones are also known as Sardinian ravioli and usually have a potato filling, sort of like a cross between a ravioli and a pierogi. They are formed in a manner similar to the tortelli in question, however they are more round and plump like dumplings versus the tapered, almost leaf-like shape of tortelli, which is what I was after.

Blackened Seafood Pasta. This is one of those dishes that originated in one of our favorite restaurants—actually the restaurant where my husband and I met—and made it’s way to our at-home dinner table.

Blackened Seafood Pasta

It’s one that is so good, you figure out what that special thing is that makes it so craveable and it becomes part of your family foodie vernacular. Blackened Seafood Pasta. It’s what’s for dinner. I didn’t officially get to eat this dinner when we worked at the restaurant we attribute it to. It was a menu item on the restaurant where my husband and I first met as waiters and was not to be eaten by the staff unless purchased at full price. For heaven’s sake, this dish was certainly not going to be available to the employee discount thanks to its copious amount of shellfish and flavor. Crockpot Ravioli Topped with Italian Beef. My Crockpot Ravioli recipe is the most popular recipe on my site.

Crockpot Ravioli Topped with Italian Beef

Pacific Northwest…in pasta form. Before moving to the Pacific Northwest I knew very little about Oregon…still don’t.

Pacific Northwest…in pasta form

But I knew Rouge beer. Full Sail Ale. Braised Short Rib Pasta. I woke up the other morning and it was 39°F!

Braised Short Rib Pasta

It was so cold that putting on my sock monkey slippers was like stepping into bags of ice. Now, before you laugh at me for thinking that 39 degrees is cold, remember that I’m living in Texas. Right about now, we’re usually still in shorts and flip flops. Of course, this bitter reminder that winter will soon be around the corner ignited cravings for comfort food — something braised and rich that would warm these cold toes. Short ribs and pasta — yeah that’ll do the trick. Flavorful short ribs slow braised in red wine, herbs, and just a hint of star anise create a beautiful sauce for tender pasta in this cozy meal that the whole family will devour. The Pioneer Woman Cooks. Make Ryan’s homemade pasta this weekend!

The Pioneer Woman Cooks

It’s the right thing to do. First, I must say this: there is NOTHING like homemade noodles with a hearty, meaty sauce. Nothing. Now, I’d never pass up pasta of any kind. Saucy Italian "Drunken" Noodles with Spicy Italian Sausage. The Pioneer Woman Cooks. Note: Since this recipe is featured on the Food Network episode this morning, I’m bringing it to the front for easy reference.

The Pioneer Woman Cooks

This really is one of my favorite recipes here on The Pioneer Woman Cooks, and I regularly hear from people who’ve made it with great success. Crowd-pleaser! This is an exceedingly yummy, decadent pasta dish with chicken, vegetables, and lots and lots of scrumptious carbs. It’s a cinch to throw together, and if you don’t have prepared Cajun spice in your cabinet, you can just throw a few spices together to make your own combination. Different Cajun spice mixtures use different combinations of ingredients, but if you stick to basics like cayenne pepper (important!) Carbonara. I love carbonara.

Carbonara

It's fast, simple and cheap, yet very filling, warm and comforting. I generally don't like it when I get it at a restaurant which is surprising to me because it is so easy to make! Today we used bacon rather than pancetta for a few reasons. We have tried both in this dish, and I prefer bacon. Also at the store I went to, they didn't have the really good pancetta, only the thin round kind which I am not a fan of. We also made garlic bread. Usually we use raw garlic on garlic bread. Pasta sauce and recipes - The most loved Italian pasta sauces and recipes. Hey there!

Pasta sauce and recipes - The most loved Italian pasta sauces and recipes

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My New Favorite Dish. This is my new favorite dish.

My New Favorite Dish

It has to be, because I've made it every single week since I saw the recipe. Simple Spaghetti Carbonara. Carbonara consists of only a few key ingredients. Eggs. Bacon. Creamy Caprese Pasta. Easy Avocado Pasta. Creamy Macaroni and Cheese Dishes that Put the Blue Box to Shame. Roasted Red Pepper & Goat Cheese Alfredo. Roasted Red Pepper & Goat Cheese Alfredo Well, turns out I’m not a total flake! I got a recipe up! {It’s about TIME…} Soooooo yeah. Creamy Greek yogurt macaroni and cheese - Running to the Kitchen. Creamy Macaroni and Cheese. A creamy macaroni and cheese recipe that will satisfy both young and old made with Kerrygold cheese and butter from grass-fed cows.

This mac and cheese reheats beautifully the next day with just a bit of milk or cream stirred in. Ole pointed out a few weeks ago that our children were growing up with a different food experience than either one of us had. Things like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, mac and cheese lunches and daily desserts are not the norm over here. Rather than growing up on lunches made from blue boxes and smeared on sandwich bread, our kids are generally dining on leftover fried rice, sandwiches made from leftover meat and a variety of soups and pastas, which do, in fact, include macaroni and cheese every so often.So, when our Costco recently started stocking their shelves with Kerrygold products, I felt inclined to share one of my favorite macaroni and cheese recipes with you.

Green Mac and Cheese. Mac and cheese is the ultimate comfort meal for Mandi and me. We make it when it has been a rough day, or on a Sunday night to relax. It is very easy to make, super addicting when you eat it, and the best thing is there are always leftovers to bring in to work for lunch. Cherry tomato, spinach and garlic mozzarella pasta bake (recipe) Cheesy One Pot Pasta with Parmesan and Pine Nuts.

Sun dried tomato and mushroom pasta in a garlic and basil sauce. ByJuliaonFebruary 28, 2014. Fried Mac and Cheese Balls. Buon Appetito! 20 Yummy Homemade Pasta Sauces. Creamy Garlic Alfredo Sauce {My Go-To Dinner Saver!} Broccoli Penne with Spicy Peanut Butter Sauce - Broccoli Penne with Spicy Peanut Butter Sauce. Creamy Butternut Penne with Parmesan. Pesto Pasta Salad with Peas - Garnish with Lemon. This pasta salad filled with pesto, peas, pine nuts and tomatoes is the perfect side dish to anything that comes off the grill.

There are many great things about Minnesota that make us take in these brutal winters, (although this wet, cold spring is really making me question our choice of where we live), but one of the biggest reasons for me is just around the corner: Summer. Summer in Minnesota is a pretty glorious thing. We have gorgeous lakes, warm weather and people come out of the woodwork. True, there are a few mosquitoes, but you have to take the good with the bad.

Creamy Pasta with Bacon and Peas. Hi Friends! I’m bumping this recipe up from the 2009 archives. Like so many great dishes from years past, it’s gotten buried. One-Pot Pasta Primavera Recipe. LaSaGnA TiMpAnO. I went to see tUnE-yArDs on Monday night with some friends, and as always we wanted to cook a meal that somehow related to the show we were heading to. Cruft: Lasagna Cupcakes. When Intelligentsia Coffee opened in Pasadena recently, I was intrigued the lasagna cupcakes they served.