Category Archives: Pasta

Black Bean & Beef Manicotti

Posted on October 28, 2015 by tbuzzee

I came across this recipe on the interwebs and thought it looked promising: uncooked manicotti stuffed with a mixture of seasoned beef and refried beans, basted with picante sauce and ‘waved for, like, 20 minutes. Tasty! (and it was). But! … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Johnny Mazetti Spaghetti

Posted on October 9, 2015 by tbuzzee

There are a couple of ways to make this very tasty casserole that was wicked popular back in the day around about the Panama Canal Zone; quick, pretty easy, and tasty: cook some pasta, top it with jarred sauce and … Continue reading →

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Three Pigs Pasta Sauce

Posted on October 8, 2015 by tbuzzee

I am not gonna lie to you, this is a kindofan involved recipe, with boning and browning meat and chopping veggies and two large pots over at least one day (it’s better if you make it over two, tho’), but… … Continue reading →

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Shrimp Fra Diavolo

Posted on September 1, 2015 by tbuzzee

Here’s a zippy tomato sauce made from scratch (well, made from a good can of whole tomatoes) in under an hour. Don’t care for shrimp? No worries! Use clams, or replace seafood entirely with cooked and crumbled Italian sausage, or, … Continue reading →

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Bacon ‘n Eggs ‘n Spinach ‘n Pasta

Posted on July 9, 2015 by tbuzzee

When I came across this recipe on the interwebs, it called for using cheese tortellini and no spinach or cream. Well… I had spinach ravioli in the fridge, a bag of baby spinach in the crisper, and some heavy cream … Continue reading →

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Sriracha Ranch Mac & Cheese Salad

Posted on June 24, 2015 by tbuzzee

Just in time for summer gatherings around the grill or smoker, here’s a macaroni salad with a little sumpin’ sumpin’ extra: Sriracha, ranch dressing, maple roasted bacon; and, of course, that staple of macaroni salads everywhere; Kraft Dinner. ?!? Oh, … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Doctored Pasta Sauce

Posted on May 8, 2015 by tbuzzee

I use a lot of spaghetti/pasta/tomato sauce, over, pasta, sure, but also in casseroles, like this manicotti crêpe casserole; crêpes stuffed as if they were manicotti, slathered in red sauce and baked. Tasty! I also haven’t been really happy with … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Sriracha Zanzetti

Posted on April 17, 2015 by tbuzzee

We were visiting my sister and, around the dining room table (and over a bottle of wine or four) Kraft Dinner came up. “Yechhh!” my sister and her best bud since high school both said, followed by “you EAT that … Continue reading →

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BLT Pasta Salad

Posted on March 5, 2015 by tbuzzee

It was a bitterly cold week in mid-February and we, like many folk living in Northern climes, decided to get away… further North; to one of our favorite spots in Door County and a rustic, but very nicely equipped, cabin … Continue reading →

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Sriracha Mac and Cheese Cups

Posted on February 23, 2015 by tbuzzee

My friend Barb (of Barb and Justin, not Barb and Bob, or even Bob and Don) came across a thing that was, apparently, macaroni and cheese baked into a muffin cup with Sriracha. We were all intrigued, and she supposed … Continue reading →

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