Egg noodles cook very quickly and simply and can be turned into a wide range of different pasta dishes or stir fries. As easy as egg noodles are to cook, you want to be careful about overcooking them or not cooking them long enough. If not cooked properly, egg noodles will have a bite or …
Tuna, pasta, and salad. Classic favorite picnic and mealtime staples. How about we combine them all for a bowl of downright comfort and deliciousness? Craving for a salad that is not green and bland? Let’s make a tuna pasta salad! With this recipe, you can eat healthy while still having a fresh and exciting, flavorful …
If you have a can of tuna and a bag of pasta and you want a simple, quick dish to make, try putting together a delicious pan of tuna pasta bake. It cooks in about 15 minutes and will probably please the entire family. How to Layer Pasta Bake This is a dish where layering …
Lasagna is traditionally a dish served with ground beef and plenty of it. However, with a few small adjustments, it can be made into a vegetarian dish. One of the best ways to do that is by changing out the ground beef for eggplant, and you may want to make some other minor changes as …
Pesto gnocchi is a wonderful combination of creaminess and powerful flavor, and it pairs really well with chicken, fish, and shrimp. The recipe for how to make pesto gnocchi that I’ll share with you uses parmesan cheese like traditional gnocchi dishes do, but I encourage you to try some different cheeses with this and different …
Orzo may look like rice, but it’s actually a tiny pasta. You can use it as a substitute for rice in any dish, and it offers the same starchy quality. Orzo is one of those foods you want to keep stocked in your cupboard at all times just because of how versatile it is and …
If you’re like me and you love spaghetti, then you’re always looking for new ways to try it. Maybe you’re adding new seasonings to the pasta sauce you put on your spaghetti or putting new toppings on just to change up the flavor. Let me share with you a spaghetti dish known as spaghetti pie …
It’s pasta time! How often have you gone out to the restaurant with kids tagging along, and they only want one thing every time? You may be in a restaurant in New York, Italy, or France with hundreds of items to choose from on the menu. Yet, when asked what they want to order, you …
Some people like to cook their pine nuts on the stovetop and others prefer roasting them in the oven. I prefer the oven baking method because of how many more nuts you can cook at once. It saves time if you are making a big batch, and I love the way they turn out when …
Hamburger has been an extremely popular dish since 1758. The history of the dish remains unclear. But many claim that they have spotted the recipe in Hannah Glasse’s book, the art of cookery made plain and easy. In her book, she mentioned “Hamburg Sausage” as the first recipe served with toasted bread. Later on, the …
While most people will cook their pasta in a pot of water on the stove, you can use the microwave to cook pasta too. When I found out how to cook pasta in the microwave, I was really amazed I had never learned this method before. I thought it was so cool that I wanted …
Have you ever tried to make pasta at home on your own? Homemade pasta may seem intimidating at first, but once I break down the process for you and give you step-by-step instructions, it might not seem as difficult anymore. I will show you how to make lasagna noodles from scratch using a basic recipe. …
Have you ever tried to make your own pasta dough at home from scratch? It may not be the easiest thing, and you might be tempted to just buy pasta from the store after you try to make pasta on your own, but there are definitely some benefits. You can make pasta out of any …
I never grew up in a home where pasta sauce was made from scratch, and I am not a big fan of making it myself. There are plenty of foods I will make using the base ingredients, but pasta sauce isn’t usually one of them because of how messy and time consuming it can be. …
Dried mushrooms have a strong flavor to them and a meaty, chewy texture. This makes them ideal for adding to vegetarian dishes, as they can be substituted for meat in a variety of dishes. You can use mushrooms on your sandwiches, salads, pizza, pasta and more as a healthy vegan alternative to processed foods, meats …
Pizza sauce and spaghetti sauce are the same thing, right? You can use them interchangeably if you wanted to, but there are some subtle differences that chefs can pick out easily, as can anyone who knows what to look for. Pizza and spaghetti are two major comfort foods for college students, large families, and couples …
This recipe is inspired by a dish I tried at Bennett’s Barbecue in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. I tried their spicy mac and cheese and I really liked it, and since I detected pepper jack cheese in it I decided to come home and try to make my own version.