Very exciting news here from the Spotted Apron kitchen – I bought my first mandoline. In celebration of the one month anniversary of the blog perhaps? As you can tell, it’s definitely not an expensive Williams-Sonoma mandoline but it’s still pretty awesome. If I like it and get a lot of use out of it, then I’ll [...]
Archive for the ‘Pasta’ Category
Multi-Colored Cauliflower with Whole Wheat Pasta
Posted in Pasta, Vegetarian Entree, tagged cauliflower, whole wheat on May 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Pea & Ricotta Dumplings
Posted in Appetizer, Pasta, Vegetarian Entree, tagged pea, dumpling, ricotta on May 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’m a real mutt, my ethnic roots stretch from China to Italy to Portugal to Germany. But I grew up with great Italian cooking and one of my favorite comfort foods is a good tomato sauce, preferably with eggplant parmigiana. My instincts are to make every dish with an Italian flair and plenty of garlic [...]
Homemade Makaruni Pasta with Baby Bella Mushroom Sauce
Posted in Pasta, Vegetarian Entree, tagged mushrooms, Pasta on April 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I did it. I made my own homemade pasta. It wasn’t impossible and it tasted really good. We had friends over for a casual dinner so of course, since they are good friends, we decided to experiment on them. I had some dry pasta waiting in the pantry in case the homemade pasta was a [...]
“Healthy” & Hearty Mac & Cheese
Posted in Pasta, Vegetarian Entree, tagged cheese, Pasta, whole wheat on April 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I have fond memories of bright orange mac & cheese out of the box from childhood and this afternoon, I came home tired and starving after a long morning. I was in need of something hearty and comforting. So of course, I searched the pantry for a random box of mac & cheese. I got [...]
Lemon Penne with Arugula
Posted in Pasta, tagged arugula, lemon, Pasta on April 7, 2008 | No Comments »
I bought these new yellow ballet flats, which make me think of spring. And in cooking, the yellow of lemon and freshness and lightness of their taste in a dish makes me yearn for warmer, sunnier days. So even if spring hasn’t fully arrived here, I can pretend it has with my yellow shoes and [...]
