Posts under ‘Pastas’

I love to create dishes that include as many of my favorite ingredients as possible. Soups are a great way to accomplish this because they’re like blank canvases when it comes to flavor. Start with a chicken or vegetable broth base, add some seasonings, and you can pretty much fill in the rest with all [...]

Pad See Ew is likely the second most well known Thai noodle dish to Pad Thai. While flat rice noodles serve as the base of this dish, the real flavor comes from the slightly sweet gravy. I’ve balanced out the sweet taste of the carmelized brown sugar with soy sauce and sauteed garlic, and you [...]

I had been looking for a mushroom-based pasta dish for quite some time, and I finally found this delicious wild mushroom sauce by Martha Stewart. I’ve reduced the calorie load in the sauce by replacing heavy cream with light cream and I’ve substituted wheat flour for regular flour in this basic gnocchi recipe. The [...]

This Hungarian Pea Soup recipe, courtesy of my mom, is a simple dish that can be made in less than 30 minutes. The nokedli, or traditional Hungarian dumplings, add body to the soup without weighing down the delicious blend of sauteed onion and authentic Hungarian paprika.
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For the soup:

1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
¾ cup white onion, [...]

My mom Noni has been making homemade basil pesto for as long as I can remember. This sauce is rich in flavor and color and it can be used in any variety of ways - toss the pesto with linguine noodles for a flavorful pasta dish, spoon it over grilled chicken and fish, or add [...]

A version of this recipe was featured as the “Dish of the Year” on the cover of the January 2009 issue of Bon Appétit. I’ve substituted crispy bacon in place of the pancetta in order to add more of a smoky flavor, and I’ve added peas and additional cheese to really give this dish a [...]

I am constantly watching the Food Network to not only learn new culinary techniques, but also to find inspiration for my next recipe. And with Ina Garten, Paula Deen, Tyler Florence and Rachael (does she even need a last name?) Ray at the top of my list of favorite chefs, it’s no wonder that I’m [...]

We’re hosting company over the holidays and Noni and I wanted to make a special dinner for our guests. This beef bourguinon recipe was inspired by a recipe in one of my cookbooks, however I have balanced the proportions of red wine to beef stock in order to produce a thicker sauce with less of [...]

You may be thinking that pasta alone is a heavy meal, but fried spaghetti? This is by far one of my favorite signature Noni dishes. And while the type of pasta used is up to you, Noni prefers a tubular noodle such as penne or rigatoni because it holds up during the frying. Using jarred [...]