Recent Posts Tagged With 'pasta'

• Recipe: Baked Rigatoni with Rocket and Ricotta

  Posted on Monday May 11th, 2009 at 22:44 in baked goods, baked pasta, casserole, cheese, italian pasta, legumes, lentil, lentils, mozzarella, parmesan, pasta, recipes

  I have to admit that being in Melbourne, and, living in the Western suburbs, I feel really spoilt for choice when it comes to produce. Not only am I close to the farms, I’m also close to the ai...

• Recipe: Porcini Gnocchi

  Posted on Wednesday May 6th, 2009 at 21:21 in gnocchi, gnochi, Italian food, mushroom, mushrooms, pasta, porcini, porcini gnocchi, porcini mushrooms, porcini pasta, recipes, vegan alternative

  The past couple of weeks have been a bit hectic with my new-house-to-be-built finally starting construction in the next couple of weeks and my brother (living in the UK) being over for the last couple...

• Recipe: Semolina Gnocchi with crispy vegetarian “pancetta” and mushrooms

  Posted on Monday April 6th, 2009 at 17:23 in alla romana, baked, baked dinner, baked gnocchi, baked goods, casserole, dinner, gnocchi, gnocchi alla romana, hot dogs, hotdogs, mushroom

  Deliciosio! The one word to describe this absolutely faboulous dish (even if I do so say myself!).  Based on the traditional gnocchi alla romana with semolina baked gnocchi, I’ve combined some ...

• Recipe: Lentil “Bolognese” Pasta

  Posted on Sunday January 11th, 2009 at 19:48 in bolognese, cheese, dinner, legumes, lentil, lentil bolognese, mustard, mustards, parmesan, pasta, recipes, seeds

  The following pasta definitely has a meaty type consistency, but I assure you the sauce is totally vegetarian.  Lentils are a great alternative to use instead of minced meat, as they take the flavou...

• Recipe: Porcini, Tomato & Walnut Pasta

  Posted on Thursday November 27th, 2008 at 17:25 in cherry, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, pasta, porcini, recipes, spaghetti, tomato, tomatoes, vegan alternative, vegetables, vegetarian

  Usually when I purchase some dried porcini mushrooms, I try and keep the one focal point the mushrooms.  Seriously, who wouldn’t?  Porcini mushrooms are just SO delicious on their own, nothing...

• Recipe: Pasta Antipasto

  Posted on Monday November 17th, 2008 at 19:33 in antipasto, artichoke, artichokes, balsamic, capsicum, dinner, marinate, mushroom, mushrooms, olive, olives, onion

  Apologies for the lack of updates over the last couple of weeks, posting took a bit of a hold due to buying my first home.  I’ve put down a deposit and am now looking to sign off on a contract ...

• Recipe: Broccoli Pesto Pasta

  Posted on Sunday October 19th, 2008 at 17:46 in almond, almonds, broccoli, broccoli pasta, broccoli pesto, broccoli pesto pasta, dinner, pasta, pesto, pesto pasta, recipes, spicy foods

  This weekend I’ve been spending my time looking at houses.  I’m nearly ready to buy my own house with a great kitchen and can’t wait.  Our Government has increased the first home b...

• Recipe: Spezzatino Vegetarian Style

  Posted on Monday October 6th, 2008 at 04:09 in beef, casserole, dinner, fake beaf, italian, meat subsitute, pasta, recipes, spaghetti, spezzatino, vegan, vegetables

  I’m a little late in posting the first recipe this week, after having a fairly big weekend.  We had our presentation night for hockey on Saturday night and, not only did I have a couple of drin...

• Recipe: Vegie Hamburger Rigatoni

  Posted on Sunday September 28th, 2008 at 18:01 in Basil, hamburger, hamburger pasta, pasta, recipes, rigatoni, sausage, sausage pasta, vegan alternative, vegetarian, vegie hamburger

  If you don’t have any vegetarian mince handy for a quick pasta, don’t fret!  Head to your freezer and grab a couple of frozen vegetarian hamburgers! This dish could easily be an alternati...

• Recipe: Vegie Carbonara

  Posted on Sunday September 21st, 2008 at 18:13 in bacon, carbonara, dinner, egg, italian, italian vegetarian, italy, mushroom, mushrooms, pasta, portobello, recipes

  This delightful Carbonara has abslolutely no cream in it.  Why does Carbonara really need cream anyway?  Egg can be placed in just near the end, to give a creamy effect and I have to say, it works p...

• Recipe: Shitake & Kumara Open Ravioli

  Posted on Tuesday July 29th, 2008 at 16:46 in asparagus, baked goods, butter, dinner, kumara, kumaras, light ricotta, mushrooms, oil, olive oil, open ravioli, pasta

  Image: Cut open to see the kumara (sweet potato), shitake and ricotta cheese stuffing. Leonie, as promised, here’s a little combination whipped together based on your request.  Using the kumara...

• Recipe: Chorizo’d Leek & Mushroom Pasta

  Posted on Tuesday July 22nd, 2008 at 18:01 in baked goods, chorizo, chorizo'd pasta, leek, leeks, mushroom, mushrooms, olive, olives, pasta, spain, spanish pasta

  One thing was in mind when coming up with this pasta - trying to replicate the flavours of the chorizo sausage.  Now although I’ve never tried the real thing, I’ve always imagined how it ...

• Recipe: Timpana (Baked Pasta Pie)

  Posted on Thursday July 17th, 2008 at 18:13 in baked goods, casserole, dinner, maltese, maltese vegetarian, maltese food, oven baked pie, pasta, pasta pie, pie, snack, timpana

  This lovely dish would easily become a favourite to most after one bite!  The maltese certainly have kept this little traditional pie to themselves, and, I’m all for sharing this beautiful dish...

• Recipe: Mushrooms & Leek Pasta Bake

  Posted on Thursday July 10th, 2008 at 18:26 in baked goods, baked mushroom pasta, baked pasta, breadcrumb, breadcrumbs, diet, dinner, herb, Herbs, leek, leeks, low calorie

  Low calorie food does not have to be terrible tasting and this one certainly will make you think twice about cooking low calorie foods!  Consideration was given to use no oil at all, reduce the chees...

• Recipe: Chilli and Buckwheat Pasta with Arrabiata Sauce

  Posted on Tuesday July 8th, 2008 at 17:36 in arabiata, arrabiata, arrabriata, buckwheat flour, buckwheat pasta, chilli fettucine, chilli pasta, fettucine, home made, home made fettucine, home made pasta, homemade

  Have you ever seen the pasta that has pieces of chilli in it or basil?  I’ve always wanted to try and make my own, just to see how they do it and what it would taste like. So this idea came aft...

• Recipe: Italian Beanballs

  Posted on Sunday June 29th, 2008 at 18:50 in ball, balls, bean, bean balls, beanballs, canellini, cannelini, cannellini, italian, legumes, meat, meatballs

  After making my gluten flour italian meatballs, I had to try the Veganomicon’s version.  Although, like usual, I changed it to suit what I had available and to my taste. The great thing about t...

• Recipe: Squash Penne

  Posted on Sunday June 22nd, 2008 at 17:02 in chili, chilies, chilil, chilis, chillies, health food, healthy pasta, lemon, mustard, pasta, penne, squash

  If you’re wanting something light for Summer or trying to trick yourself that’s it nice and warm outside, this may just help the situation!  The bright and lively yellow squash is great f...

• Recipe: Mushroom & Herb Spaghetti

  Posted on Tuesday June 17th, 2008 at 17:42 in casserole, dinner, easy pasta, fast, lunch, mushroom, mushrooms, oven pasta, pasta, quick, quick pasta, red onion

  Isn’t it great when recipes come to you because of what’s left in the fridge that needs to be used?  This one came to me, because I had quite a few mushrooms left over. This recipe uses a...

• Recipe: Roasted Vegetable Pasta

  Posted on Thursday June 5th, 2008 at 17:42 in baked goods, comfort food, dinner, olive oil, pasta, roast, roast pasta, roast vegetable pasta, roast vegie pasta, roasted, roasted pasta, roasted vegetable pasta

  Wanting a delicious treat, that is comforting and simple to make?  This dish is certainly for you then!  Simply throw your cut vegetables into an oiled pan and chuck it in the oven until all the veg...

• Recipe: Rocket, Ricotta & Fake Chorizo Pasta

  Posted on Thursday May 22nd, 2008 at 17:41 in arugula, cheese, chili, chilli, chillies, chorizo, fake chorizo, garlic, hot dog, hot dogs, hotdog, hotdogs

  I have to admit I love this dish.  It has everything you want for a meal - crispiness, spice, bite, freshness and flavour all in one. The use of rocket, a clean extra virgin olive oil and ricotta tri...

• Recipe: Pasta alla Milanese

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 18:11 in alla milanese, cheese, dinner, milanese, millanese, noodles alla milanese, onion, parmegano reggiano, parmegiano reggiano, parmesan, parmesean cheese, pasta

  I’ve been getting bored of my usual vegetarian pasta dishes and so I had a little bit of a look around for some ideas, when I thought of making a Milanese-style pasta instead of risotto. The pas...

• Recipe: Olive Tapenade Pasta

  Posted on Sunday May 4th, 2008 at 17:35 in black olive, black olives, chili, chilli, chillies, chillis, dinner, Easy, easy and quick, easy cooking, olive, olive tapenade

  When you hear olive tapenade the first thing that comes to mind is whether it’s vegetarian or vegan for that matter! This one is definitely made for both. The usual tapenade consists of ancho...

• Recipe: Porcini, Walnut & Baby Spinach Spaghetti

  Posted on Tuesday April 29th, 2008 at 18:48 in baby spinach, dinner, mushroom, mushrooms, nut, nuts, pasta, porcini, porcini mushroom, porcini mushrooms, spaghetti, spinach

  Are you getting a bit bored with your usual pasta dishes?  This recipe might just do the trick in renewing your interest in pasta by removing the normal tomato base and adding in some nuts! Porcini m...

• Recipe: Eat Your Greens Pasta

  Posted on Thursday April 24th, 2008 at 17:30 in brussel, brussel sprouts, brussels, cheese, cheese sauce, greens, parmesan, pasta, pepper, spiral, spirals, sprout

  As you get older, I’ve noticed that your taste changes! Why I’m saying this is because there’s some certain vegetables which I used to not be able to eat, but now can. Don’t ...

• Recipe: Italian Meatballs

  Posted on Sunday April 20th, 2008 at 17:58 in ball, balls, dinner, hamburger, hamburgers, italian, italian meatballs, meat, meatballs, pasta, rissole, rissoles

  Last week, I had an idea to make some italian meatballs on pasta and, although they turned out a little like hamburgers, they tasted quite good and I reckon worthy of putting up. Not only can these me...

• Recipe: Artichoke and Olive Fettucine

  Posted on Thursday April 17th, 2008 at 17:44 in artichoke, artichokes, cherry tomatoes, chili, chilies, chilli, chillies, chillis, fettucine, greco, greco pasta, italian

  Before heading to the Western Bulldogs match against St.Kilda for a great win, my parents and I headed to Greco in Crown Casion for dinner. This place is always banked back with queues to get in and ...

• Recipe: Crema di funghi con penne

  Posted on Thursday April 10th, 2008 at 17:49 in cheese, chive, chives, cream, cream fraiche, creamy, crema, creme, creme fraiche, fraiche, freche, funghi

  I’m feeling a little cultural today, so therefore you’ve got the Italian name for this dish. I haven’t been back for a couple of years now, but it’s certainly getting near the...

• Recipe: Margherita Pasta with Pinenuts

  Posted on Sunday March 30th, 2008 at 17:03 in Basil, margareta, margarita, margherita, nut, nuts, pasta, pesto, pine, pine nuts, pinenuts, red pesto

  There’s a place in my home town in Melton called Ruby’s that makes a great Margherita base for their pasta. Although, this is not exactly the same, it’s pretty close! What’s ...

• Recipe: Lemon Cream Pasta

  Posted on Thursday March 27th, 2008 at 17:23 in cream, cream fraich, cream fraiche, juice, lemon, lemon juice, lemon zest, lemons, pasta, sour cream, vegan alternative, vegetarian

  This unique pasta was adapted from a recipe from “Twelve” by Tessa Kiros. It’s a light Summer pasta and it’s a little on the sweeter side, although no sugar is added. The mai...

• Recipe: Carbonara Pasta - Veggie-Style

  Posted on Sunday March 23rd, 2008 at 18:24 in bacon, Basil, carbonara, cream, cream fraich, cream fraiche, fraiche, mushroom, mushrooms, pasta, sour, sour cream

  I make a few different versions of carbonara for vegetarians but this one is definitely a first and it won’t be the last! UK food programs use a lot of cream fraiche and it’s something tha...