Spaghetti with Creme Fraiche and Smoked Salmon

This spaghetti dish is made with the leftover creme fraiche mixture and smoked salmon I used to make my shallot toasts. I ate Read more

Tomato Mozzarella Pesto Pasta Salad

Steamed chicken with basil pesto and pine nuts being the ultimate favorite for my brown bag lunches, I usually keep handy~sometimes storebought, mostly homemade~ a pint or so of pesto sauce in my refrigerator. I am simply in love with the heady, aromatic mingling of hard cheese, garlic, fresh herbs and nuts with olive oil on and over Read more

Pasta Carbonara

My friend, Benny, with me enviously taking note, has been steadfastly losing weight these past three months~31 pounds to be exact. Read more

Angel Hair Pomodoro with Garlic Shrimp

Previously, I shared with you about a weekend ritual that my daughter and I have. It is a very special time that we both enjoy and look forward to. Last Saturday, however, we agreed that a weekend diet of deep-fried tofu deserves a rest and decided instead to check out the farmer’s market at the Cerritos Town Center, Read more

Spaghetti Pizza

Whatever happened to Shakey’s Pizza? It just occured to me as I am typing this that I haven’t seen one in ages when a few years ago, they used to dot almost every street corner Read more

Chicken Noodle Soup

Here is an easy but delicious take on the everyday and very tired chicken noodle soup. The ingredients are simple~strips of chicken, full-bodied stock, fideo noodles, mirepoix and a dash each of salt and
pepper. Read more

Cheese Tortelleni with Asparagus Tips and Ham

For a pasta that is supposedly inspired by “a navel viewed through a peephole“, tortellini never fails to deliver for my family. It has graced my table Read more

Tomatoes and Mascarpone over Angel Hair Pasta

This is a fast and easy angel hair pasta recipe that pulls together with less than ten ingredients and in around twenty minutes. However, its simplicity belies a superb pasta dish and a dreamy cream sauce. To further decrease preparation time, canned diced tomatoes may be used in place of the fresh and proceed to step two. Read more

Sausage and Roasted Peppers Penne Pasta

A Fresh and Easy market opened in my neighborhood last month and one of my glorious food finds during my weekend visit was a bag of petite sweet peppers. Read more