Above is a series of 3 photos that my husband, Brian Grogan, took last Wednesday when we went for a walk on the south end of our home island, Denman Island, BC, at Boyle Point and Eagle Rock. The herring run is happening now and lots of wildlife about. We could just make out the sea lions congregati...

Rice Pasta with Simple Marinara and Lentil Balls I am working my way through my brown rice pasta stash! I need to make a Trader Joes trip soon as their brown rice pasta is PERFECT and cheap at only 1.99/lb. This dish tested my lentil balls big time. They sat in sauce for 4 days before I used them an...

  Gene and I were watching Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives a few days ago on Food Network and we were both struck by this dish served at a diner owned by a Polish family.  We both kept trying to get the name of it so I could Google it but the best we could come up with was that it rhymed wi...

Theresa of Food Hunter's Guide to Cuisine was a most gracious Presto Pasta Night host. The roundup is fantastic - so thanks to all who contributed. As usual, I have the dilemma of which gorgeous dish to try first. It will be a challenge since they all look awesome. Check it out . It's my turn next w...

Thanks Wiffy, Noob Cook and PPN host extraordinaire! Your presentation of this week's Presto Pasta Night roundup is beautiful. I love it! Thanks so much for a job well done. And congratulations! This is the earliest roundup ever. Thanks everyone for all your tasty pasta dishes. The hard part is choo...

  Hey, Scanner Emily here. If you recall, one of the promises I made to myself when I moved to the Midwest was that I would not become a fat Midwesterner (you know, I've got to maintain that svelte size 10). So, I turned to the old weight loss standby, Weight Watchers. I use the online prog...

Ach, ik ben helemaal gehersenspoeld door de reclame die ik in mijn jeugd heb opgeslorpt. Als ik in het grootwarenhuis pasta koop, is de kans groot dat het van Panzani is –al ben ik eigenlijk ook zeer tevreden van het huismerk van Delhaize. Zo’n droge pasta laat zich vanzelfsprekend absol...

Filed under: Recipes For a few weeks I had been itching to make some fresh pasta, and on the day I decide to get off my butt and do it, I was almost out of flour. So, I started to weigh my options -- durum, whole wheat, multi-grain, or my huge stock of masa harina... Masa Pasta, or Corn Pasta, is an...

Fettuccine with Lemon Sauce This pasta recipe has become a standard in my house. The sauce takes less time to make than the water does to boil, and is a refreshing change from the standard tomato based sauces. Although the recipe says the caviar is optional, please do not omit it. I usually use the ...

All I can say is.... WOW!!! What an awesome week. And first I must apologize for using words like awesome, delicious, gorgeous, glorious, spectacular over and over...even the thesaurus couldn't help me. Same goes for "shares", "brings", "makes"...but I hope you overlook my vocabulary weaknesses and ...