Category Archives: pasta

Walnut Sage Fettuccine

By allyson | Published: August 5, 2010

This is a delicious pasta recipe that takes very little time to prepare. Walnuts and sage dominate the flavor of the creamy sauce, and  walnut pieces provide some texture; turning a few simple ingredients into a hearty meal. Walnut Sage Fettuccine Ingredients: 1 cup walnuts chopped finely, plus 1 cup coarsely crushed walnuts 12 oz [...]

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Purslane & Mint Pesto Vermicelli Salad

By allyson | Published: June 25, 2010

This cold noodle salad combines a lot of great flavors and textures to make the perfect summertime meal. It also includes my newly discovered friend, the purslane. These beautiful and nutritious succulent plants are often weeded from folks’ gardens. Last week, as I was weeding my own garden, I came across this little plant that [...]

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White Pasta with Fiddleheads

By allyson | Published: April 18, 2010

Guess what? I made a culinary discovery in my very own backyard! Let me preface this by saying that we had just moved into a new place in December, and we weren’t sure what to expect from our new patch of land.  Since spring first sprung, we have been delightfully watching new baby plants pop [...]

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Lasagna with Creamy Red Wine Sauce

By allyson | Published: April 15, 2010

So, this may not be the most glamorous food I have posted, but let me start with a word in it’s defense.  This stuff is freaking incredible.  I mean it.  Sure, the sauce isn’t a brilliant bright red since it uses avocados and red wine (kinda pinkish orange), but once you taste it, you simply [...]

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Appalachian Pierogi

By allyson | Published: November 18, 2009

This is more of a how-to, rather than a recipe.  But I would like to share my basic process of creating a dish that has served my family happily for many years.  There are so many variations on pierogi… but I find this version to be pretty fool-proof.  And, it’s really the only kind I [...]

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Vegan Mac and Cheese

By allyson | Published: May 8, 2009

So, I realize that there are a lot of recipes out there for vegan “mac and cheese”.  But this one is too good not to try.  Trust me.  If you’re used to the real kind of mac and cheese, as opposed to Kraft, this is your recipe.  It is prepared exactly like the wonderful homemade [...]

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