Posts Tagged ‘Pasta’

Mar 19

Lasagna

Its pronounced Lazanya, please dont ask me why its spelled that way, i just know how to cook it
Lasagna is basically flat pasta which is sandwiched with red and/or white sauce and various veggies.
Click for the recipe for white sauce.
For the Red Sauce:
Chop 10 medium sized tomatoes.
In a heavy bottomed vessel, heat 8-9 [...]

Feb 12

Pasta Primavera in a Red Sauce

You can use any type of pasta for this meal. I prefer spaghetti (long thin pasta) or penne (short fat tubes)
Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package and set aside.
Chop into medium sized chunky pieces 1 big brocolli, a small handful of french beans, 5-8 asparagus
Thinly slice 1 medium sized zucchini and [...]

Feb 11

Cooking Pasta

Spaghetti, penne, fettuccine, etc are all classified under pasta and are mostly just different shapes…
A surprising number of people i know do really terrible things to pasta… They overcook it, sometimes even pressure cook it!
Here is the way i love to make my pasta, it doesn’t matter which one i am using, more or less [...]

Jan 30

Creamy Spaghetti with stir fried Veggies

A pasta recipe inspired by Brian, one of the quickest, tastiest cooks i have had the pleasure to whip up stuff with … Yesterday was Bansal’s Birthday and i was quite limited by the ingredients available to cook something up, so i remembered one of Brian’s creations and made this recipe up… instead of the [...]

Aug 31

Aglio e Olio

Very tasty, very classy and extremely quick spaghetti to make …
Though strictly speaking aglio e olio means only garlic and olive oil, i like to add just a teeny bit of other veggies to give it colour and make it more interesting!
For 4 people, you will need
3/4th a packet of whole wheat spaghetti
7 pieces of [...]