All blog posts tagged with pasta

Gluten-free pasta pesto

Posted June 22, 2010

This was a quick and delicious pasta dish that was perfect for a summer lunch. I didn't have quite enough fresh basil for the pesto, so I used half basil and half spinach. It turned out fantastic!

Gluten-free Pasta with Spinach and Basil Pesto -- prep time: 20 minutes; serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup…

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Vegan bolognese sauce

Posted February 17, 2010

It has been a pasta week so far. I've even got more pasta dishes planned for later in the week. And my family has been ecstatic. They just don't think it's a real meal unless pasta or rice is involved.

I've always been partial to bolognese sauce. Well, I love making a simple tomato-basil sauce from …

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Vegan pasta alfredo with broccoli

Posted February 15, 2010

My daughters just got back home from a ski trip with their dad. I was experimenting tonight with walnut cream in corn chowder—it worked, but not nearly as well as cashew cream—and thought they'd appreciate something a bit more . . . standard. Plus, my husband also just got back into town, and he doe…

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Vegan cheese sauce (cashew cheese)

Posted February 13, 2010

I just can't get over how much I love this sauce. Love, love, LOVE.

(OK, the word love doesn't look like a real word anymore. I hate it when that happens.)

Before I gave up dairy, I made a homemade macaroni and cheese where I made the cheese sauce from scratch—as in, starting with a roux and going f…

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Sesame peanut noodles

Posted February 8, 2010

Dinner tonight was so easy. If you ever need a dish to make in a flash or something for a potluck where you don't want to spend all day in the kitchen, this is it! All of my kids love it. My husband loves it. I love it!

I've tried making peanut sauces numerous times over the years, and I've never be…

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