Category Archives: Pasta
Creamy corn orecchiette. (Vegan) 9/10/20
This creamy pasta dish has no dairy in it at all as long as you exchange the butter for oil and omit the parmesan cheese. The creaminess is basically due to some water or vegetable stock puréed in the blender … Continue reading
Whole grain penne with mushrooms, asparagus, and pine nuts (vegan). 9/3/20
This pasta is fast to make and delicious to eat! While your water is heating up and the pasta is cooking you can complete the sauce. I did the sauté-ing in steps but you can totally do it all at … Continue reading
Vegan chickpeas with veg and pasta. 8/21/20
Each time we make this dinner it is a little different from the last time. This time we added a can of tomatoes with chiles which gave it a nice zing. Sometimes we add fennel instead of celery, this time … Continue reading
Vegan Asian-inspired cold pasta with crunchy vegetables. 8/19/20
I was looking through recipes trying to find another hot weather dish when I came upon Mark Bittman’s Cold Sesame Noodles with Crunchy Vegetables in NY Times Cooking. Of course the recipe had me making a fancy sauce, using a … Continue reading
Italian – pasta with mushrooms and broccolini. 8/4/20
I love making pasta with vegetables. It is so simple. You just cook up your onions, garlic, and mushrooms and then when close to when the pasta is done cooking, you add the broccolini. A little olive oil and pasta … Continue reading
Pasta puttanesca. 7/29/20
This is without a doubt one of my favorite vegan dishes! I ate lightly all day so that I could have three ounces of whole grain spaghetti with the yummy, salty tomato sauce laden with chile flakes, olives, and capers. … Continue reading
Vegan whole grain penne with mushrooms and broccolini. 7/22/20
I really enjoy eating a big bowl of pasta but my healthy eating plan wants me to eat fewer carbs. What to do? First, select a whole grain pasta and second, make a sauce which is loaded with vegetables – … Continue reading
Fresh, vegan sauce for penne. 7/18/20
Pasta is one of my favorite foods to eat. But I really have to watch the sauces that I pair with it so I do not exceed my caloric intake for the day. For me, what could be better than … Continue reading
Orecchiette with broccolini and mushrooms. 7/9/20
I first ate orecchiette with bitter greens in October, 2011 in the quaint town of Alberobello, Italy. Alberobello is the home of the Trulli, conical buildings which house everything, restaurants, hotels, churches, and especially gift shops. It is a great … Continue reading
Ditalini with chickpeas and veg. 7/1/20
This is one of John’s favorite things to eat. If I ask him what vegetarian dish he would like to have, he invariably chooses this chickpea stew. We load up our stew with lots of vegetables to make it even … Continue reading
