Pasta Dishes

Pineapple Pizza with Grilled Chicken & Asparagus – Inspired by the “Primary Colors” pizza at a local restaurant, this pizza version is a delicious collision of bright flavours.

Linguine with Meatballs in Blush Tomato Asiago Sauce. Juicy, tender meatballs in a deeply flavourful tomato sauce complemented with cream & asiago cheese.

Bacon and Swiss Frittata We are up and having a little brunch this morning before trimming the Christmas tree. I hadn’t planned a frittata for this morning and certainly was not in the mood for an early morning supermarket run, so as usual, I set out to make do with what was on hand. Luckily, there …

Easy Italian Sausage Baked Penne with 3 Cheeses. Mixing Italian sausage into the ground beef, really boosts the flavour of this comfort food, baked penne pasta.

Almond & Italian Parsley Pesto is great served with crusty bread as a party finger food or tossed with pasta for a delicious, bright, fresh, lunch or dinner. Here’s the recipe for this tasty pesto that many readers asked for when they saw it combined with penne pasta in the pork chop recipe earlier this …

This meal really hit the spot a couple of nights ago when we had it for dinner at our house. I make it with good cut of steak and sometimes even use it as a “leftover rescue recipe” when leftovers are availabe from a steak dinner, especially if that steak is still on the rare …

This is another comfort food recipe for me and one that I really enjoy as a winter warm-up dinner. The chorizo and bacon make for a very smoky sauce which I really love. The sauce can also be made ahead of time and just warmed up as the pasta cooks. Make the sauce this weekend …

Today we have a great recipe for dinner entertaining that is particularly good for the holiday season because it can be prepared well in advance and just popped into the oven for about 45 minutes before serving. Serve it with a simple rice or pasta side dish and you’ve got a very impressive meal to …

Chicken Tortellini in Spicy Blush Puttanesca Sauce. So quick & easy! Use this sauce on practically any pasta for a delicious 30 minute meals any time.

The busy work and school week, combined with extensive chauffeur duties to our kid’s activities, leaves us with a tight schedule to fit an evening meal on many occasions. One solution is to have a quick meal in the fridge that is on the table in a couple of minutes. These Curry Radicchio Chicken Salad …