"Everything you see I owe to pasta." Sophia Loren, Italian actress, bombshell Italian sausage can do so many things. Top pizzas. Add a delightful savory layer to soups like the Olive Garden's beloved Zuppa Toscana. Bring some zip to pasta dishes of every sort. It's soooo tasty. But for those of us trying to trim calories… Continue reading Faux Italian sausage
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Speedy Summer Corn
"Corn can add inches in a single day; if you listened, you could hear it grow." Laura Ruby, American author There are summer days when you go to the farmers market with your string bag and buy sweet corn from the very guy who picked it when the morning was still dewy bliss. Those days… Continue reading Speedy Summer Corn
Binge-worthy cauliflower
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” Jim Davis, American cartoonist The above quote is certainly Garfield worthy, but that kind of thinking is probably why many people shy away from not only full-on vegetarianism but the plant-slant lifestyle that I enjoy. Many Americans simply do… Continue reading Binge-worthy cauliflower
Dinner-in-15 pasta
For parents of school-aged children, May is the new December. Here is a freshened-up version of my On Vacation Pasta Salad to get you through. This speedy bowl is filled with gluten-free fettuccine, corn, red peppers and zucchini -- all in a hummus sauce. I was in such a hurry the hummus container was still… Continue reading Dinner-in-15 pasta
Barbecue Bliss Sauce
“All of the people took it up and sung it over and over until it was wrung dry, and no further innovations of tone and tempo were conceivable. Then they hushed and ate barbecue.” Zora Neale Hurston, African-American author Hunger may be the best sauce, but barbecue is pretty close. Sweet, tangy. Sometimes smoky. What's… Continue reading Barbecue Bliss Sauce
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 