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Italian Summer Pasta Salad

June 12, 2020 by Cara Kretz 5 Comments

Pasta Salad is a great family party dish. This recipe uses a red wine ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Old School Italian Recipes, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index Tagged With: healthy, italian, pasta, salad

Orecchiette Pasta with Peas & Pancetta

February 22, 2020 by Cara Kretz 4 Comments

Pea & Pancetta Orecchiette Pasta

Pasta with Peas and Pancetta is one of our family favorites. Orecchiette ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index Tagged With: italian, orchiette, pancetta, pasta, peas, recipe

Cara’s Marinara Sauce with San Marzano tomatoes

August 29, 2019 by Cara Kretz 9 Comments

Marinara is the basic tomato sauce for many Italian dishes. My version is ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Old School Italian Recipes, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index Tagged With: healthy, pasta, san marzano, vegetarian

Marisa’s Pasta Fagioli (Pasta Fazool)

January 13, 2019 by Cara Kretz 11 Comments

pasta fazool

Pasta Fagioli or Pasta with Beans is a comfort food from my childhood. The ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Old School Italian Recipes, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Popular, Recipe Index, Soups Tagged With: beans, escarole, healthy, pasta, soup

No-Cook Tomato Pasta Sauce with Mozzarella Pearls, Kalamata Olives and Fresh Basil

July 23, 2018 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

no-cook tomato pasta sauce

No-Cook Tomato Pasta Sauce with Mozzarella Pearls, Kalamata Olives and ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Old School Italian Recipes, Pasta, Risotto & Farro, Recipe Index Tagged With: pasta, Tomatoes

Gluten Free Penne Puttanesca

October 1, 2017 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Gluten Free Penne Puttanesca

Quinoa Penne Puttenesca is a delicious Italian pasta and it is incidental ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Gluten-Free, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index, Super Healthy Tagged With: pasta, quinoa

Amazing Fettuccine with Fresh Clams in a Spicy Saffron Cream Sauce

September 14, 2017 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Clams Saffron Cream Sauce Fettuccini

This addictive sauce is a concoction of saffron infused wine, fresh clams, ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index Tagged With: clams, pasta, saffron, seafood

The Best Creamy Parmesan Pasta with Chicken

May 25, 2017 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Creamy Parmesan Pasta with Chicken Breasts is one of our favorite Sunday ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index Tagged With: chicken, parmesan, pasta, sunday supper

FREE GIVEAWAY! Win a KitchenAid Pasta Attachment Set (Value $250)

May 14, 2017 by Cara Kretz 3 Comments

Giveaway Past Attachment Set

CONTEST HAS ENDED.  WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY EMAIL  A Deluxe KitchenAid ...

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Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: giveaway, KitchenAid, pasta

Taganu D’Aragona for Easter

April 14, 2017 by Cara Kretz 13 Comments

Taganu

UPDATE: This is my updated recipe for Taganu D'Aragona based on feedback ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index Tagged With: aragona, brunch, cheese, Easter, eggs, pasta, tuma

Pasta Bolognese for Sunday Supper

November 17, 2016 by Cara Kretz 2 Comments

pasta bolognese

Pasta Bolognese is a classic Italian dish to serve for Sunday supper. ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Old School Italian Recipes, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index Tagged With: pasta

Seven Cheeses Mac ‘n Cheese Celebrates Columbus Day

October 10, 2016 by Cara Kretz 5 Comments

Seven Cheeses Mac 'N Cheese

  Seven Cheeses Mac 'n Cheese is over the top as far as Mac 'n Cheese goes. ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index Tagged With: casserole, cheese, italian, pasta, vegetarian

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