Pasta

Homemade Chinese Noodles

Homemade Chinese Noodles

What can you do with flour (high 12% gluten), water, and salt? Of the many things, you can make some insanely delicious homemade Chinese noodles for soups or to enjoy with your favorite sauce. What you need (yields four servings): Start by adding the flour […]

Homemade Tomato Pasta

Homemade Tomato Pasta

You will hit the jackpot with this homemade tomato pasta, where the rich embrace of ripe tomatoes, garlic, and fresh thyme transforms a simple dish into a symphony of rustic Italian flavors. Homemade Tomato Pasta Recipe FOR THE PASTAthree large eggs3 cups all-purpose flour1Ts kosher […]

Roasted Peppers Pasta

Roasted Peppers Pasta

Roasted pepper pasta inspired from Jamie Oliver’s Cook with Jamie cookbook.

Pasta Pesto

Pasta Pesto

In hot and humid Chicago summer days, when the AC is almost always on, (don’t remind me of the electricity bill), the last thing I want to do is spend the afternoon in the kitchen having the oven or stove on. I admit, I need […]

Wordless Friday – Spinach Ravioli with 4 Cheese Filling

Wordless Friday – Spinach Ravioli with 4 Cheese Filling

Freshly made spinach ravioli with a 4 cheese filling (Blue, Feta, Parmesan and Cream cheese) sprinkled with sauteed sage, and in a fennel-butter-anchovies sauce.

Pasta Basta (or home made pasta)

Pasta Basta (or home made pasta)

Why be satisfied in using only store bought pasta? Why not giving a try at making your own pasta at home?

The Universal Mushroom Sauce

The Universal Mushroom Sauce

In days when the inspiration muse doesn’t strike, it is always helpful to fall back on some good old recipes you know and tried before. One of them is my mushroom sauce. A humble sauce but not with a humble attitude, my universal mushroom sauce […]