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Spaghetti Factory

posted August 17, 2010 in My Little World

We plan to have Ian's pre-birthday celebration last Friday by having scrumptious dinner at Spaghetti Factory. We already tired this restaurant before and we are satisfied not only with the food they offer but also the service they gave us that's (read full article)

Snacks under 125 calories

posted August 15, 2010 in niyas's world

Source - Reader's DigestPhoto Credit - 123 photosThe science is clear: eating small amounts of healthy foods throughout the day is the best way to curb cravings, limit hunger, and avoid overeating come meal time.There's no perfect formula, but many e (read full article)

Avocado Chicken Parmigiana

posted August 14, 2010 in Angie\'s Recipes

This is one variation of Southern Italian dish "Parmigiana", which is made with shallow-fried eggplants slices topped with tomato sauce and cheese. It is then baked until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Some recipes use hard grated cheeses such (read full article)

Spaghetti & Meatballs

posted August 14, 2010 in Smoky Mountain Cafe

When I was in high school, during the summer between my junior and senior year, I had a part time job at a pizza joint near our home.  The owner's wife worked with us and told us her father was the retired Maitre D at Moran's Restaurant in the F (read full article)

Hearty Baked Tomato Rice with Meatloaf and Egg

posted August 13, 2010 in Juicy Fresh Bites

Baked egg, rice and meatloaf…you must be wondering how these three components can fit together right? Oh, let me tell you just how well they complement each other to create a seriously delicious dish! Ever since I learned the technique of making (read full article)

Summer Veggies and Sun Dried Tomatoes over Egg Noodles

posted August 12, 2010 in Pots and Plots

I made stroganoff the other day and there were leftovers, but not quite enough for two.  So my response was to make enough egg noodles for both of us, and whip of a saute of summer veggies to throw over mine.  It was a quick, tasty use of assorted (read full article)

Eggs and Soldiers

posted August 10, 2010 in Framed - My Life One Picture At A Time

Every now and then I wake up on a weekend morning, and I just NEED a poached egg. I need one. Not want. Need. Which for a while was a problem, because the only person I know who can actually make a poached egg with only water and a pan and an egg (read full article)

Ten Cold Noodles and Pasta Salad

posted August 09, 2010 in Food: Cooking and Capturing

In my previous posts, I introduced ten spaghetti I tried in different restaurants in Taipei. For today, I'm posting my Ten Noodle Recipes I cooked and posted, not actually from the least to the best, but from the latest to oldest. When I'm only start (read full article)

When Willpower Runs Out

posted August 06, 2010 in Iowa Girl Eats

All honorable intentions of whipping up a delectable pasta feast tonight completely flew out the window when I found this in my mailbox, and these in my pantry. Because ten minutes later I found myself with this…   and a whole lot of t (read full article)

Bacon’n'Eggs…’n Pasta

posted August 04, 2010 in Mangos Chili and Z

Why am I such a poached egg  freak-o? Just something about that creamy yolk running down the side of…oozing through the middle of..or swimming  in the broth of any dish makes me swoon. This is just a quick post and an easy weeknight fix. (read full article)

Tonnarelli cacio e pepe

posted July 31, 2010 in Memorie di Angelina

 Cacio e pepe, literally 'cheese and pepper', is a very typical Roman dish, usually made with spaghetti, bucatini or—for the ne plus ultra version of this dish—tonnarelli, a kind of square spaghetti made with egg pasta popular in Lazio and A (read full article)

Souper Saturday!

“I live on good soup, not on fine words.”-MoliereHello! It has been a bit cooler in my neck of the woods this week, so the thought of making soup is actually appealing! There are many versions of Italian Wedding Soup floating around, the version (read full article)

Lighter General Tso’s Chicken

posted July 28, 2010 in Laura's Recipe Collection

After several weeks of dessert posts (minus one indulgent Mario Batali pasta recipe) I was beginning to feel like we were getting a bit unhealthy around here. So, to combat that, I bring you: Veggies! And healthy food! Novel concept, no? But, becaus (read full article)

Mad Men Retro Fun

posted July 28, 2010 in Gluten Free Betsy!

I can't believe I only started watching Mad Men earlier this year. After hearing all of the rave reviews, I finally picked up Season 1 on DVD and quickly became addicted. Immediately renting my way up to the end of Season 3, I anxiously awaited the (read full article)

One step closer to a pasta machine

posted July 27, 2010 in Our Life in Meals

 Jan is always looking for the next gadget to assist him in making the perfect meal. I, however, am perpetually concerned about the increasing amount of small, countertop kitchen appliances we accumulate in our linen closet/overflow pantry. It̵ (read full article)

07.18.10: dinner (recipe rehash–pasta alla carbornara)

posted July 26, 2010 in The Manhattan Food Project

Caserecci alla Carbornara Because my last photo of anything alla carbornara was completely awful, I give you this photo, made from this recipe that accompanied aforementioned awful photo. You should give it a try because it truly is easy to make and (read full article)

Shrimp Bacon Carbonara

posted July 22, 2010 in Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker

Have you ever made shrimp scampi and been left with just shrimp...no sauce (because everyone wanted more than their fair share of buttery yum on their pasta)?  Well, I had just such a case happen to me.  I had another unexpected leftove (read full article)

jap chae

posted July 22, 2010 in gourmet traveller

A brief chat about the joys of Korean food last week led to a twitter pal’s first experience cooking (and eating) the Northeast Asian cuisine. After he mentioned that the next dish he would tackle was Jap Chae, it really got me craving the sav (read full article)

Summer Omelette

posted July 21, 2010 in Mangos Chili and Z

Can you tell I like some eggs with my pepper?  Three eggs, three dashes coarse ground pepper, a dash of salt, a sprinkling of fresh lemon thyme from the garden and about a tablespoon of cream… ready to be turned into an omelette. Do you eat (read full article)

Kusksu (Maltese Spring Soup)

posted July 21, 2010 in No Love Sincerer...

I have mentioned on this blog before that I am half Maltese and I love eating and cooking Maltese food. I can cook a few things my mum has shown me and a few things from a book we got when we holidayed in Malta, but really I think my repertoire when (read full article)

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