Vingt-neuf. Penne and Olives with Lemon Thyme Butter~La Cusine Française

This was one of the easiest French dishes I made so far. Pasta is not typically something you think of as a French dish, but if you are in the southern part of France, you would get more Italian influenced foods. As I was looking for some pasta recipe inspirations in my French cookbooks, I…

A Long Intermission

I am taking some time to pause, to cease, to wait. Cooking and writing for 14 months straight has been the highlight of my life in 2010 and part of 2011. Come this July, our family will have a new highlight-moving. I’ve known for awhile that my husband and I are moving households. I decided…

Stuffed Shells with Ricotta and Cremini Mushrooms-Red Pepper Filling

Stuffed Shells with ricotta and cremini mushrooms-red pepper filling-wow-what a mouthful! Creamy and filling indeed, but it’s once a year that I stuff a shell and stuff myself with this delight of a dish. Ricotta, I hear is not that hard to make, but I do not like the smell of milk, so the idea…

Pasta~not a bad word~ It’s Amore!

I love pasta. Italians eat about sixty pounds of pasta per year and we Americans manage twenty pounds~~not too bad. When you think of Italian food, most people associate pasta kinds of dishes with the culture. It’s true there are lots of yummy pasta recipes and this is one of them. It takes some time,…