So often what I make for lunch evolves right then and there with ingredients I have on hand and from the garden. Today was one of those days. It’s starting to feel just a tad on the chilly side, the sky is gray and rain for the next week is in the forecast so I’m…
30-Minute Meals
Sautéed Purple Cabbage with Fresh Coriander
Sautéed Purple Cabbage with Fresh Coriander What I love most about this dish is that it’s downright beautiful. Pantone has established that purple, and all its tonalities, are the food color for 2018 and I concur wholeheartedly. There are so many wonderful purple foods from purple cabbage to beets to eggplant and each one is…
Green onion and tomato fettuccine
The recipe for green onion and tomato fettuccine came about on a whim at the last minute. We went for our morning walk much later than expected, just before lunchtime. On the way home we stopped by our garden to see what, if anything, was left of last summer’s produce. Oddly enough the long red…
Rigatoni with Smoked Salmon & Mascarpone
My husband is retired now which means most of the time he’s home for lunch. I’m usually the food preparer and find myself in a quandary at lunchtime. When I’m on my own its leftovers, salad, something simple. But Maurizio loves his pasta for lunch so that’s what I make. I try to keep it…
Beet, arugula, goat cheese and toasted walnut salad
Before you even take a bite of this beet salad you’ll be impressed. Just the colors alone make it wonderful. The paper thin sliced beets, walnuts, cheese and arugula create a flavor combination that works in spades. Ingredients (for two people): Two cooked, peeled beets Walnuts, shelled and lightly toasted – 50 grams Arugula…
Spaghetti with Gorgonzola Sage Sauce
One of my favorite pasta dishes which, guess what, happens to be just about the easiest dish–and quickest—to make, is pasta with Gorgonzola sauce.