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Alfredo Shells
I adapted this out of The Happy Herbivore Cookbook, from page 163. The recipe was for Fettuccine Alfredo, I used shells and added Pecorino Romano cheese. For me it was more about not using the usually...
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Spaghetti with White Bean Alfredo
An adaption from Quick-Fix Vegan: Healthy, Homestyle Meals in 30 Minutes or Less. I’ll admit mine wasn’t fully began – and I am OK with that. I happen to love a nice sprinkling of Pecorino Romano on...
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Tuscan White Bean Salad from Fine Cooking Italian
Released this past winter in January, Fine Cooking Italian: 200 Recipes for Authentic Italian Food, is a lovely cookbook full of inspiration. I will be making more from the cookbook, especially the...
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Avocado Sauced Pasta with Oven Roasted Tomatoes & Dessert Too!
The only long part about this dinner was waiting for the lousy avocados to ripen. Sheesh…I get sooo impatient waiting! My fault for buying the bright green hard as a rock ones from Trader Joe’s that...
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A Vegan Dinner: Lemony Basil Pasta, Tofu-catta & Boozy Rum Cake
A recent dinner was vegan, not on purpose, but what I call accidentally vegan. And I can’t say dairy was missed. Although I am sure Kirk would have been happy with a lot fewer tomatoes….raw tomatoes...
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Pumpkin and Sage Pasta
Note from me – I wrote this recipe last fall, in late October. It was saved as a draft and I forgot about it. Fall is nearly here again, seems like a perfect time to post this recipe! I made this...
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Sweet Potato and White Bean Rigatoni
Note: This was a recipe I wrote up last winter and came across it recently in my drafts. You can also use pumpkin as well. I was out and about today so I figured I’d slip in this recipe! To make my...
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Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo
Say hello to October! It is the start of October Unprocessed 2012 – the 31 day long pledge I am taking to asses how my goals are doing. The challenge can be what you want – there is no hard-line here,...
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Comfort Food Done Lighter: Green Mac n’ Cheese
Last week I had my blood draws done and while most of my numbers were looking great, because of being 8 months out from having Alistaire, I wasn’t so happy with some of my cholesterol numbers. I know...
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Artichoke and Tomato Spaghetti
This recipe was one I made quite awhile back (a year ago). I pulled it out of my files as my main computer’s hard drive took a dump yesterday morning, right after we had a power outage (it wasn’t...
View ArticleThe No-Wheat Cookbook: Tuna Noodle Casserole
With the family falling into a mostly-gluten-free way of life, so that Alistaire can eat with us, I picked a recipe we might all enjoy from The No-Wheat Cookbook: Easy, Delicious Recipes for a...
View ArticlePumpkin Mac n’ Cheese & A Giveaway
What a week! I am finally feeling like I might get over whatever this virus is (I have energy today!). And my oldest turned 16 this week as well: It has gone by way too quickly! (and I need to get more...
View ArticleSweet Potato Mac n’ Cheese
Not long before Christmas I got a surprise package in the mail from Cabot Cheese: 4 flavors of cheese? While I like cheese well enough (and frankly this is why we follow a mostly plant-based diet and...
View ArticleCreamy Roasted Tomato Pasta
This recipe reminded me of a recent discussion I followed on a blogger’s Facebook group. Someone was asking what spices/herbs everyone “had” to have on hand in their dried goods pantry. Where upon a...
View Article4 Golden Mac n’ Cheese Recipes
Mac n’ Cheese can be sneakingly healthier by slipping in pumpkin puree, sweet potato puree or butternut squash puree. They blend in, leaving the pasta a bold and cheery color. I find I can use a lot...
View ArticleFive Mac n’ Cheese Recipes For The Kids
Five Mac n’ Cheese Recipes For The Kids: something for nearly any kid! Three Cheese Mac n’ Cheese & Mac n’ Cheese Cups Baked Spinach Mac n’ Cheese Muffins Baked Sausage Mac n’ Cheese Stove-Top...
View ArticleLemon-Garlic Spaghetti
Simple can be so satisfying. Capers and lemon juice give it a bite, the cultured cream cheese smooths it out. Yet, unlike a plate of Alfredo pasta, it is still light enough in taste that you don’t feel...
View ArticleRoasted Red Pepper & Sunflower Pesto
Last week when I saw Frugal Feeding’s Red Pepper and Sunflower Seed Pesto, I had to make it! A pesto that is vibrant? Vegan and plant-based diet friendly? That has amazing flavor? And oh, is allergy...
View ArticleRoasted Red Pepper & Onion Mac and Cheese
I can deem a dinner a success when all three kids scarf down dinner – without any prodding. This was one of those rare dinners! Made for a very peaceful dinner and made me happy as well….. Now on to...
View ArticleBook Review: Rosehips on the Kitchen Table
Wether you choose to forage (which I love doing on trails and in town) or you find oddities at a local farmers market,Rosehips on the Kitchen Table is a wonderful and very pretty cookbook. While it is...
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