Category Archives: Pasta

Best! Couscous Salad

Posted on December 14, 2016 by tbuzzee

So. Couscous. Tiny balls of semolina turned into one of our very favorite salads. Pretty quick. Pretty simple. Pretty darned tasty – and – mebbe even a bit better the next day! INGREDIENTS •3/4 cup pearl couscous •1 cup stock, … Continue reading →

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Let’s Make Spaetzle!

Posted on December 6, 2016 by tbuzzee

*?* Yep, spaetzle. A soft egg noodle/dumpling kinda thing that is really dead simple to toss together and really very, very tasty. I saw Anne Burrell make a batch earlier this fall on a cooking show and it looked like … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Jardinière Salad

Posted on December 2, 2016 by tbuzzee

Into each life a little macaroni salad must fall, why not mix things up and make a macaroni and cheese salad? Interested? My mom sure was; she clipped the recipe off a box Kraft Mac and Cheese a long time … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti Lasagna

Posted on October 24, 2016 by tbuzzee

At first glance, long time readers of this here food blog thing-y are gonna be saying: “Wait! Isn’t that Johnny Mazetti Spaghetti? What’s it doing here on a Monday? Parfait! posts are on Fridays!” But, no. This is not, in … Continue reading →

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Lasagna Soup

Posted on September 27, 2016 by tbuzzee

Well… technically, this is Pasta Soup – since I was fresh out of lasagna noodles. I did have high fiber elbow pasta, though, and that worked a treat. Since I was going with the high fiber pasta, I figured I’d … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Zippy Zanzetti

Posted on September 9, 2016 by tbuzzee

Kindofa down and dirty Johnny Mazetti Spaghetti, Zanzetti was one of my Aunt Buzz’s default dishes for a busy day. Simple to make and pretty basic – well, Buzz’s was – I tend to, as she put it “gorp things … Continue reading →

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Tortellini Salad

Posted on May 24, 2016 by tbuzzee

The summer salad season is starting, so I figure this is the perfect time to feature a pasta salad. But not just any pasta salad; this one starts with cooked cheese filled dried tortellini, then marinates them overnight in Italian … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Manicotti Crêpes

Posted on April 1, 2016 by tbuzzee

While out east visiting my sister, I proudly presented her with a ‘crêpe rake’ – a simple kitchen gadget that I find makes the act of forming nice looking crêpes a snap. Of course, being my big sister, her crêpes … Continue reading →

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Barbecue Mac and Cheese

Posted on February 8, 2016 by tbuzzee

The holidays – and our holiday gathering – were in the past, but, due to a combination of sales promotion, coupons, and my husband not having lunch before he joined me at the market; I had a SERIOUS number of … Continue reading →

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Butternut Squash & ‘Shroom Lasagna

Posted on November 11, 2015 by tbuzzee

I am not a hoooge fan of squash, but, ’tis the season, and, my local family farm had one, final $10 Mystery Bag o’ the season, and it was loaded with peppers and squashes. The peppers were simple: pepper jelly. … Continue reading →

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