Pasta main dish recipes

Dreamy Linguini

I actually dreamt this recipe one night. I have very vivid and often lucid dreams and this isn't the first time something like this came to me in a…

Pasta capperi, olive, anchovy

This is a mediterranean sauce for pasta, it's very simple. As you may know from my profile I don't use garlic and onion, but I will write the recipe…

Elegant Shrimp Scampi Pasta Lightened Up

For a romantic dinner, try this superb shrimp, sauteed in a buttery, garlic and lemon wine sauce. It doesn’t…

Baked Spaghetti

Learned this from one of my foodie email letters :)

EZ Lasagna My Way

I have a love-hate relationship with lasagna. I hate the difficulty of making it and I usually don't like the taste of fresh lasagna right out of…

Spaghetti with calamari fra Diavolo

Tender squid is smothered with a devilishly spicy tomato sauce in this classic Italian dish.

Spaghetti Pie

A pie fit for a holiday table (Easter for my family), Lent if you omit the meat or a light supper. Serve with a tomato salad and your favorite soup…

Lemon-butter Linguini with Peppery Shirmp

It always surprises me when black pepper is used in such quantity that it makes a dish truly spicy, since we so…

Quick N Easy Lasagna

Some of my recipes come with a story, why not have a little humor with them! Here is how this one went. It was a Sunday, the Sunday when the Pats…

Smoked salmon velouté pasta

The secret of this dish is in the sauce or velouté, which is basically a creamy cheese sauce that adds a whole new dimension to pasta and can be…

Spicy Sausage and Ziti Bake

Have some homemade garlic bread and a nice salad ready to go with this yummy dinner. Great for potluck too.

Pasta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

I am enamored with pasta, tomatoes and basil recipes and have tried out several. This one is from Cook's…

Pasta with Sauteed Vegetables, Olive Oil & Tomato Sauce

Simple and truly delicious. If you like tasty, fresh, and healthy food, this is likely to become a staple for…

Rattlesnake Penne Pasta.... Why is it called that?

Well, Rattlesnake Penne Pasta doesn't really have rattlesnake meat in it. It's just a name, but then you all…

Baked Ziti