Homemade gnocchi, studded with crushed black pepper, and lightly sautéed in browned butter with a sprinkling of sea salt. Separately, I made some caramelized onions to serve with the gnocchi along with some shaved asiago cheese. Making gnocchi can take a bit of practice, but this was my third go at it, and these tasty,…
Category: Pasta
Deceptively Creamy Pasta
Deceptively creamy, because, instead of heavy cream, I use 2 oz of low fat cream cheese to round out the creamy portion of this pasta dish. This creamy, broth based pasta sauce is flavored with plenty of garlic, vodka, and a dusting of freshly grated nutmeg. A couple of handfuls of fresh baby spinach and…
Hamburger Tetrazzini
Hamburger Tetrazzini: because eating 15+ leftover Memorial Day Weekend BBQ burgers is probably not a good idea. Tetrazzini is one of those recipes that my Mom used to make regularly when I was growing up, that her mom used to make for her, and that I now make occasionally when nostalgia strikes. One of those classic…
Rosemary Parmesan Orecchiette
A couple of years ago my Aunt Kathy made a similar dish to this one – which I just loved. Rosemary, pasta, and cheese: definitely, some of my favorites. She said that she found the recipe in Martha Stewart Living, but a few weeks later, when I looked for it online, I could not find…
The Ephemeral Bee 