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Making Fresh Pasta

Pasta generally runs for only $1 a box and so frankly, I’m not convinced it’s worth the extra effort to make your own fresh pasta. On the other hand, it always tastes better fresh and if you’re doing flat pasta (or a stuffed pasta like ravioli) it’s just not that hard to do. Making Basic Pasta To make pasta take two cups of flour and put them on a clean counter. Yes, really. . .you’ll save yourself from washing the dish and you’re going to have to dirty the counter anyways. You need to put the flour in a mountain … Continue reading →

A Little Worm with Your Fish?

WARNING: This is not the food related story you want to be reading after you’ve just eaten. In fact, if you love fish. . .don’t read this either. If you shop at Whole Foods just keep searching for another blog for your morning reading. If on the other hand you like to be a highly informed consumer, please continue. A woman bought some cod at a Whole Foods store in Columbus Circle (Manhattan) and when she went to fillet the fish, she discovered more than she bargained for: the cod had parasites. Not dead little worms but live, wriggling, crawling … Continue reading →

Cooking with Ginger

I have used ginger in a spice jar occasionally, but never fresh ginger. I wasn’t too familiar with fresh ginger and its taste until lately. Several Chef’s on television use it often. They cook with a part of it in their dish, and remove it when the dish is done. I wondered what was so special about using fresh ginger so I bought some to try. I made the recipe below and I liked the flavor and the taste. The smell was unbelievably good. It had my family asking what was for dinner. I found it to be easy to … Continue reading →

Top Ten Staples to have on hand with recipes

I have always thought that if you have staples on hand, you can make anything. Staples are basics that you can keep in your cupboard to use to prepare a dish. I think that everyone’s list of staples are different. It all depends on the diet that you are on, or your health issues. If you have the right staples, you should be able to prepare a dish even if it’s not on your menu. This is a list of common staples to have on hand: Sugar, flour, salt, pepper, milk (dried or fresh), oil, butter, bread and canned vegetables. … Continue reading →