If you’re looking for some good pasta recipes, you’ll undoubtedly feel pretty overwhelmed if you do a web search on that phrase. The number of search results will be almost two million, so the thought of trying to narrow things down might make you want to quit before you start. If you’re just a beginner, especially, you may want some cooking tips as well as recipes, wi... Read more...

For the stressed out cook nothing is better than the flexibility and versatility of a slow cooker or crock-pot. You would be amazed at how much time you can save with a few cooking tips and a crock-pot! No pots, pans or serving dishes to deal with, just throw it all together set the cooking temperature and go about your daily life. Later when you come in the smell of dinner already stea... Read more...

I have always been one of those at home cooks that have mastered the premade meals but there are a few dishes enjoy making from scratch and all of the dishes include my favorite food , CHEESE! Cheese is just a beautiful ingredient, why do you think the biggest chefs on this earth use it . Yes , I’m talking about the Italian People Pizza, Pasta … then ... Read more...

Even if you’re starting your pasta adventures with some easy pasta dishes, it never hurts to learn or brush up on the basics. Even if you think you know everything about healthy cooking and the various pasta dishes and sauces, you could learn something new that will make your meals even better. You might try exploring the “How to Cook Pasta” page at http://allrecipes.c... Read more...

More and more families today are finding it difficult to put food on the table. It is becoming more and more important to make the food you have go even farther than they did before. This makes it the perfect time to rediscover pasta. Few other foods are able to boast the same level of versatility.

It is incredibly inexpensive. It also is available in many shapes, textures, even ... Read more...

Many people are under the impression that Italian cooking, in particular eating lots of Italian pasta will make you fat – this is not actually true. As the famous Italian, Sophie Loren, says in her book, it is not the pasta that makes you fat, it is what you pour over it. She was a prime example of how an Italian Food diet, based on Mediterranean food, is healthy. You do need ... Read more...

Have you ever had fresh home made pasta? No? Well it is not as hard to do as you might think. If you have had the good fortune to sink your teeth into rich, soft and yummy just-made pasta, it is hard to go back to expensive, dried store-bought pasta. It just takes a few minutes to combine the things you need. The ingredients are cheap and easy to find, just water, oil, eggs and flour. W... Read more...

Restaurants devote their menus to this favorite food: pasta. Why, because we love it, it’s healthy, does not cost much, and dishes can be made in minutes. Pasta is manufactured with flour and water, and some varieties contain oil and eggs. Higher quality pasta often contains Durham Wheat which is most commonly found in dried pastas. It is recommended that you store dried pasta in ... Read more...

Pasta holds a special place in our memories of childhood. Even if you didn’t grow up Italian, chances are you remember eating long strands of spaghetti and slurping up the sauce as you went. Pasta is made of simple ingredients: flour, eggs, olive oil and water. Don’t let the simplicity of the ingredients fool you into thinking that commercially made pasta is no different fro... Read more...

If you don’t like meat or you are just trying to cut back on the meat in your diet, here is a fresh vegetable lasagna for you. One of the key words here, is fresh. You will notice this recipe does not use canned vegetables. And this recipe is okay for diabetics, too, since it has a great protein to carb ratio.

FRESH VEGETABLE LASAGNA

8-oz uncooked lasagna noodles