Tag Archives: Pasta

Butternut Squash & ‘Shroom Lasagna

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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Black Bean & Beef Manicotti

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

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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Bacon ‘n Eggs ‘n Spinach ‘n Pasta

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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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 40: Corn Casserole

This week’s Doris Project was a challenge. The recipe, hand written on a scrap of paper, carried only the barest of instruction: ingredients, oven temp, and time; no mention of what to do or how to assemble the casserole. And … Continue reading

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Parfait! Manicotti Crêpes

Looks good, no? Tubes of pasta filled with a rich, tasty ricotta cheese mixture, then slathered in tomato sauce and more cheese and baked to perfection. Except… There’s no pasta in this dish, savory sun dried tomato crêpes more than … Continue reading

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 29: One-Pot Ravioli

This week’s post from The Doris Project bag is – surprise! – pasta. What can I say? Mom likes her pasta recipes (always handy for pitch-in suppers), and, while I must admit to being more than a bit skeptical about … Continue reading

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Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese

(Nicely) cheesy pasta with crispity edges is a very good thing… or, at least I thought so. We were having very important guests for an early dinner, two lovely young ladies and their dad, and I was looking for something … Continue reading

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Pizza Stuffed Shells

I had a box of large shell pasta in the pantry and wanted it gone – it was a big box, and was taking up entirely too much space. Thing is, I wasn’t really feeling the love for the stuffed … Continue reading

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 2: Roasted Broccoli & Garlic Pasta

Your choice of pasta, cooked and tossed with freshly roasted broccoli, garlic, and walnuts along with a wee, tiny bit of butter and some Parmesan cheese. Nice, and wicked simple to put together; this dinner idea from the big bag … Continue reading

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