pasta

ask the nutritionist: day of whole grains

February 23, 2011

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that most Americans are lacking in the whole-grain department. But it really isn’t that hard to fit whole grains in your diet! It is recommended that we should be eating at least 3 servings of whole grains/day. I say there’s no reason that most of your grains can’t be [...]

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cincinnati chili

February 21, 2011

I’ve never had Cincinnati Chili before and it hasn’t been until recently that I’ve even been tempted to try. But when Bon Appétit featured a story about different regional chili recipes, it wasn’t the Squash and Black Bean California-inspired Chili that caught my eye, it was the thinner Cincy Chili, customarily served over spaghetti that [...]

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in my cupboard: bionaturae egg pasta

January 26, 2011

It’s not often that I would feature a white flour pasta…I rarely even buy pasta made with white flour. I’m a whole wheat kind of girl. Not to mention a Nutritionist, remember?? But this bionaturae traditional egg pasta just looks special. I know I bought it with something in mind, but a few months passed [...]

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asian spaghetti & meatballs

January 5, 2011

Meals like this just make me happy. It’s healthy but filling; comforting but exciting; delicious but simple. The meatballs are flavored with a classic Korean sauce, the pasta tossed with a simple dressing of toasted sesame oil and soy sauce. It’s the perfect combination lean protein, whole grains and vegetables and the ultimate in clean [...]

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lamb ragù

December 28, 2010

This is the kind of meal that will make the men in your life very, very happy. I can’t necessarily guarantee diamonds or a vacation to Fiji but if your men eat meat, it’s certainly worth a try! It involves a lot of meat, that unmistakable slow-cooked flavor and I mentioned meat, right? Making this [...]

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in my cupboard: black bean pasta

December 23, 2010

Last week I shared a recipe with you for black bean pasta with chorizo & peppers. Turns out this black bean pasta gem that I picked up on a weekend when I was visiting my parents is pretty hard to track down, but a lot of you were interested in where you could find it. [...]

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