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Pasta with Pumpkin, Italian Sausage & Kale

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, March 2013 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Pasta Menu; 2. Pasta (About); 3, Mediterranean Menu; This recipe is rather an odd combination of flavors: sweet (pumpkin), spicy (sausage) and bitter (kale), but it works. The original recipe uses campanelle (bell), but any curly … Continue reading →

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Fusilli with Feta and Green Peas

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, March 2013 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Pasta Menu; 2. Pasta (About); 3, Mediterranean Menu; Feta is a Greek brined cheese, popular throughout the eastern Mediterranean, and typically made from sheep’s milk, or goat’s milk. It is a fairy dry, aged cheese … Continue reading →

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Pasta with Browned Butter Sauce (Pasta Mizithra)

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, March 2013 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Pasta Menu; 2. Pasta (About); 3, Mediterranean Menu; 4. Butter (About) I’m not Greek, but I think I must have been in a past life.  I love Greek food almost as much as I love … Continue reading →

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Linguine with Shiitake in Cream Sauce

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, March 2013 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Pasta Menu; 2. Pasta (About); 3, Mediterranean Menu; 4. Mushrooms (About) When I lived in Oregon, shiitake were a fairly available fresh mushroom, but here in Montana, I can only find the dried version. But … Continue reading →

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Linguine in Fresh Tomato Sauce with Garlic-Basil Toast

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Cat

By Cat,  July 2009 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Pasta Menu; 2. Pasta (About); 3, Mediterranean Menu; 4. Focaccia In the heat of summer, I don’t like to make dinners that require a lot of cooking, as … Continue reading →

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Parsnip Curry Soup

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Cat

by Cat, Oct 2007 (Photo, right, originally from Wikipedia: Parsnip, but no longer there, Nov 2013) Dad grew parsnips and other root veggies in his garden because he loved them in stew and vegetable beef soup. But it wasn’t until I was … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2008; updated Jan 2012 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Breads & Muffins Menu; 2. Grains, Flours & Starches (About) Menu; 3. Crumb or Nut-Crumble Topping for Muffins; 4. Sugar and Other Sweeteners Menu; 5.  Spelt vs Wheat in Baked Goods & Pasta I’ve always loved … Continue reading →

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Rye Muffins, Yeast-Risen

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Breads & Muffins Menu; 2. Grains, Flours & Starches (About) Menu; 3. Crumb or Nut-Crumble Topping for Muffins; 4. Sugar and Other Sweeteners Menu; 5. Bread Basics (Yeast-Leavened Breads) Includes: 1. Yeast-Risen Rye Muffins (Limpa Muffins); 2. Miscellaneous Info; … Continue reading →

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Rye Muffins, Scandinavian-style

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2008; updated Jan 2012 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Breads & Muffins Menu; 2. Grains, Flours & Starches (About) Menu; 3. Crumb or Nut-Crumble Topping for Muffins; 4. Sugar and Other Sweeteners Menu; 5.  Spelt vs Wheat in Baked Goods & Pasta Inclues: 1. … Continue reading →

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Beef Pot Roast Braised with Herbes de Provence

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, June 2015 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) This recipe is adapted from How Stuff Works (1). I decided to give this a try for a Sunday dinner when temperatures are supposed to be unseasonably warm (in the 80s), … Continue reading →

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