Though I am not Jewish I grew up immersed in the culture and, oftentimes, coveting it. Thus, when an opportunity presents itself, I like to celebrate (and, of course, indulge in one particular rite of passage: prepare traditional foods and enthusiastically enjoy them). Hanukkah, the Festival of Light, has many foods associated with it: [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pasta’
Happy Hanukkah!
Posted in Dinner, Holidays, tagged Hanukkah, Holidays, pasta on December 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
White Bean, Mushroom, and Smoked Sundried Tomato Pasta
Posted in Dinner, tagged beans, mushrooms, pasta, sundried tomatoes on October 16, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Here I am, almost two month since the last food post, groveling and asking that you rejoin me at our table on our deck, surrounded by our garden of vegetables, herbs and flowers, bask in the setting sun and light Hawaiian trade winds, so that we once again can break bread together.
I do feel that [...]
An Abundance of Gold
Posted in Dinner, Soups, tagged garden, pasta, Soup, tomatoes on March 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As has been well documented on this blog, I have a very generous, very large yellow pear tomato plant taking over my garden. (Never fear, however – we’ve been busy this week carving our two new garden plots.) The tomato plant has kicked into over drive this past week and I’ve been [...]
Asparagus Lasagna
Posted in Dinner, tagged asparagus, basil, lasagna, pasta on February 25, 2008 | 8 Comments »
As a vegan, I am about to say something that I would have never expected to say. Ever. You see, this recipe was one that I adapted from Giada De Laurentis, aka the pork and cheese loving force behind the show (and all of the accompanying cookbooks) Everyday Italian. I promise you [...]

