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Macaroni Chicken Salad »

Macaroni salad is my mother’s favorite, she makes it for both Christmas’ Noche Buena meal and on New Year’s Media Noche. She’s proud of her macaroni salad; I, personally am not a fan of this, I can only eat one or two bites just to please my mom…everyone thinks I’m odd for not liking it..for some reason [...]

December 20, 2009 | Posted in Pasta, Photo | Read More »

Macaroni Soup (Sopas) »

Macaroni soup or simply sopas as we call it is perfect for cold rainy days like we had this weekend. My kids love this milky pasta soup and I made this especially for just the two of them. This soup is very hearty, it’s healthy and nutritious, it’s got everything in it - meat, veggies, [...]

September 30, 2009 | Posted in Featured, Pasta, Photo | Read More »

Healthy Baked Rigatoni with Bechamel Sauce »

This is my take on Giada’s classic baked rigatoni with bechamel sauce recipe. I added a twist on it to make it more healthy and rich in fiber. We love baked pasta with bechamel sauce, it’s one of our family’s favorite and one that I often made before. I thought of tweaking this old favorite [...]

September 13, 2009 | Posted in Olive's Twist, Pasta, Photo | Read More »

Tuna Pasta Margherita »

This dish is one of my favorite pasta dish to make because it is super easy, quick and really good, perfect for busy days when you barely have time to cook. It’s a spin-off of pizza Margherita, which is so called because of the 3 main and only toppings/ingredients: basil, tomatoes and mozarella which reflects [...]

September 7, 2009 | Posted in Olive's Twist, Pasta, Photo | Read More »

Caserecce Pesto with Ham »

Can you possibly fall in love with a pasta? That’s close to what I felt (okay, that’s an exaggeration) when I first saw this uniquely shaped pasta, it’s called caserecce. It looks like mini scrolls, I knew instantly it would be perfect for my pesto sauce waiting at home in the fridge ( it was [...]

July 8, 2009 | Posted in Featured, Pasta, Photo | Read More »

Easy Bechamel Lasagna »

The very first time I tasted lasagna, I really liked it and I did not even know what it’s called and I thought that it was a really, really wide layers of cheese singles and meat sauce. As with any food that I like or has become a favorite of mine, I always look for [...]

June 8, 2009 | Posted in Featured, Pasta, Photo | Read More »

Easy Pesto Recipe »

You can make batches of this recipe and store it in your fridge or the freezer. It is very handy and you can use it in different food preparations just like the good old basic tomato sauce. The classic pesto recipe calls for pine nuts or pinoglis (to the Italians) and parmegiano reggiano. Well, those [...]

May 7, 2009 | Posted in Pasta, Photo | Read More »

Baked Ziti with Bechamel and Bolognese Sauce »

I love baked ziti, that’s why it’s one of my favorite pasta dish to make; I have tried different recipes, all of them great but the one below is a favorite in our family. It’s easy too, It is a mix recipe, my husband and I like bolognese sauce and my kids love bechamel, so [...]

April 27, 2009 | Posted in Featured, Pasta, Photo | Read More »