Homemade orecchiette pasta with delicate green lintels, baby portobellos, and a hint of Serrano peppers. Hand making the orecchiette is completely optional. It didn’t take me too long to do it (probably about an hour, including the time needed to rest and make my dough), but you definitely need to commit to the rolling, cutting,…
Category: Pasta
Baked Gnocchi
I made a huge batch of homemade gnocchi the other day, and as I was brainstorming simple ways for serving it, I thought that I’d give baking it a try – stick some freshly sautéed, golden brown gnocchi in the oven under a nice coating of Marinara sauce and a sprinkling of Mozzarella cheese?! …What’s…
Gnocchi with Pesto
It has come to my attention that although, I have two gnocchi recipes posted, neither of them are for a standard, no frills gnocchi. I have decided to remedy that this week with a step by step guide to basic gnocchi making, along with an attempt to photograph the proceeder. Somehow flour coated hands and…
Baked Ziti
A baked pasta dish made up of ziti pasta, marinara sauce, sweet Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, and fresh spinach for some color, nutrition, and fiber. I like to refer to this dish as my lazy-person’s lasagna. It has a similar flavor profile to a traditional lasagna, but none of the hassle of layering in all…
The Ephemeral Bee 