Menu du jour light pasta recipes : 28 Recipes


  • Recipe Oxymorons Rule -  light sausage pasta in white sauce
    Oxymorons Rule - light sausage pasta in white sauce
    I am facing a bit of a problem with the home page of the blog. The Sidebar has disappeared! It is there on my other blogs as well as when you click on individual posts here . Cry for help on FB and Twitter led to some kind souls pointing out[...]
  • Recipe Pasta with garlic and olive oil
    Pasta with garlic and olive oil
    Hi, this is the seventh post about the art of Italian cooking. Yesterday we wrote the recipe of one of the simplest way to toss Italian pasta, simply with extra virgin olive oil and Parmesan cheese. Today we want to write about the most famous[...]
  • Recipe Pasta with olive oil and Parmesan
    Pasta with olive oil and Parmesan
    Hi, this is the sixth post about the art of Italian cooking, particularly about pasta. Well, now you should know the basic things about buying, cooking and avoiding mistakes in cooking pasta. You are ready to learn how to toss your pasta! Before[...]
  • Recipe The Italian art of cooking pasta: orecchiette with broccoli
    The Italian art of cooking pasta: orecchiette with broccoli
    Hi, this is the nineteenth post about Italian pasta recipes. We are in winter. A seasonal vegetable is broccoli. In Italy we cook broccoli in many times even with pasta and it tastes fantastic! There are a lot of recipes. Easy-to-do recipes and[...]
  • Recipe Veggie Spring Roll and Manchow Soup
    Veggie Spring Roll and Manchow Soup
    Manchow Soup is my Hubby's favourite Chinese Soup.Yesterday, for his B'day made this soup for him. I haven't tried this soup on myself only in restaurants we tasted, this was the first time cooked myself. It came out very nice and tasty and my Hubby[...]
  • Recipe Lightened Up Favorites: Mac & Cheese
    Lightened Up Favorites: Mac & Cheese
      I've been feeling a little confused today.  I never thought I'd see snow in my yard when I moved to Georgia, but the good Lord has proved me wrong!  This recipe is perfect for a snow day like today- warm and comforting, but[...]
  • Recipe The art of Italian cooking: orecchiette with turnip tops
    The art of Italian cooking: orecchiette with turnip tops
    Hi, this is the eighth post about the art of Italian cooking. Let’s go on with Italian pasta tossed with no tomato sauce. Another simple and light recipe is a typical dish in the south of Italy: pasta with turnip tops. An healthy recipe[...]
  • Recipe Pesto Pasta Salad
    Pesto Pasta Salad
    Ingredients: 1 pound rigatoni or other small pasta 1/2 cup olive oil 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves, washed, loosely packed 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves 1/4 cup pine nuts 1/2 cup sliced black olives[...]
  • Recipe Lemon Tuna Pasta Salad
    Lemon Tuna Pasta Salad
    Ingredients: 12  ounces dried mafalda 18 ounces of artichoke hearts 2  cans chunk white tuna, drained and broken into chunks 2  cups sliced fresh mushrooms 2  cups chopped yellow sweet peppers 1/2  cup sliced, pitted ripe olives 2 [...]
  • Recipe Summer Crab Pasta Salad
    Summer Crab Pasta Salad
    Ingredients: 1 box Medium Shell Pasta 16 ounces lump backfin crabmeat, Flaked 1 cup Celery, Chopped 1 cup Frozen Green Beans or Peas, Thawed 1 cup Sliced Green Olives, Drain Reserving Juice 1 cup Onion, Chopped 1 cup Mayo or Salad[...]