Pasta
Tagliatelle Verde with Salmon
Hubby and I had dinner with our ‘couple friends’ Martin and Maartje and their two adorable kiddies a few weeks ago and Maartje served this great salmon and pasta dish. I quickly asked her how she made it and – apart from the obvious ingredients – she said ‘use crème fraiche and a bouillon cube’. [...]
Spaghetti with Chorizo
I just love dishes that are a flash to prepare but are BIG in flavor. It’s a great joy to work from home but it’s also true that when you’re in the middle of something, it’s harder to just stand up and break away from work. As a result, I often find myself gravitating towards [...]
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca (a.k.a. Whore's Spaghetti)
I am renewing my goal that hubby and I should eat less meat. So every week, I’m going to try to have at least one ‘fish day’ and one ‘non-meat day’. This recipe is cross of sorts ;-) Spaghetti alla Puttanesca is so easy to prepare and I can have a nice hot past dish [...]
Chicken with Spiral Pasta Alfredo
The other day I was looking at a pasta cookbook and saw a really appetizing picture of chicken fettuccine alfredo. I started to crave it but (1) I didn’t have fettuccine patsa at home then and (2) I didn’t have any heavy cream. Hmmm… Well, I substituted the fettuccine with some spiral pasta instead and [...]
