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Pasta

Radiatori Pasta with Goat Cheese, Sausage and Tomatoes

April 13, 2011
Radiatori Pasta with Goat Cheese, Sausage and Tomatoes

Radiatori is a relatively new pasta shape, first coming on the market between 1930-40. The shape of Radiatori was supposedly inspired by radiator ridges but I think it looks like sea coral so we call in Coral Pasta. Radiatori is a small bite-sized pasta, about 3/4″ by 1/2″, but holds sauces extremely well and is [...]

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Spaghetti-Os **Rated “PG-13″

March 14, 2011
Spaghetti-Os **Rated PG-13

I’ve been having so much fun using different pasta shapes and this time I decided to try Anellini Pasta which might be better known as the “O” in Spaghetti-Os! But this is not canned SpaghettiOs that most children seem to love, this is definitely an “adult” recipe. Now I do enjoy my pasta and could [...]

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Tuxedo Pasta Aglio e Olio

February 17, 2011
Black Ink Pasta Aglio e Olio

Isn’t this pasta a hoot! I picked it up at Homegoods right before Christmas along with several other unique pasta shapes. Most of the specialty stores stock so much fun food during the holidays and I always look forward to it. But I do think the black-striped Farfalle is about the cutest pasta I’ve seen [...]

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Sautéed Potato Gnocchi with Three Sauces

February 11, 2011
Potato Gnocchi with Three Sauces

Sometimes I am inspired by long ago memories of warm cookies in our family kitchen. And then sometimes even a faint odor of garlic will cause massive creativity! And if I take my time in the fruit aisle at my market, I just can’t resist loading my cart with the gorgeous colors of raspberries, apples [...]

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A 15-minute Pasta Red Sauce that will change your life!

January 23, 2011
15-minute Pasta Red Sauce!

Mr. Tastebuds watches “America’s Test Kitchen” every single Saturday and I joined him for a minute while I finished my coffee. But my interest was piqued when I heard the phrase, “To create a complex, brightly flavored sauce, one that tastes first and foremost of tomatoes, in the time it takes to boil pasta”. I [...]

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2010′s Double Yums at Spend-a-Buck Farm!

December 31, 2010
Cheddar Cheese and Hot Pepper Thumbprint Cookies

It’s been quite a year here at Spend-A-Buck Farm! And there’s is one thing that is consistent and that’s good food! Yesterday I sat down with Mr. Tastebuds and we picked our favorite recipes for the year and he did surprise me with a few of his picks. If you’d like to copy the recipe [...]

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Pappardelle Bolognese

December 15, 2010
Pappardelle Bolognese

I am having so much fun so far this Christmas season even though it is so bitter cold. But with all the rich desserts, cheese logs, dips and booze, I really needed a break. And decided to make Tyler’s Pappardelle Bolognese and I could not have made a better choice. The Pappardelle Bolognese was so [...]

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Ricotta Gnocchi with Lemon Thyme Butter and New York Deli Rye

November 17, 2010
Ricotta Gnocchi with Thyme Lemon Sauce

I’ve been having so much fun with Gnocchi lately that I’m thinking of making some for Thanksgiving, maybe a Pumpkin Gnocchi! A few weeks ago I posted that Mr. Tastebuds made Sauteed Potato Gnocchi. Well I couldn’t let Mr. Tastebuds show me up so I made Ricotta Gnocchi and found out just how easy it [...]

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