Gorgonzola Pad Thai

Well there’s one thing: Asian Pad Thai – bright, brilliant citrus flavors with a hint of sweet and creamy peanut and savory fish sauce – all pulled together with the silkiness of an egg – THIS is perfection over rice noodles. Then, there’s another thing: Creamy Gorgonzola Sauce – funky fragrant; comforting, but still light,…

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Italian Wedding Tortellacci Besciamella

First of all, what the heck is “tortellacci?” A tortellacci is a sheet of pasta folded around cheese, spinach, meat, seasonings etc. Bascially, a tortellacci just a bigger tortelloni, which is really just a bigger tortellini. (A SUPER SIZED tortelloni).  The term “torte” comes from  torta , which means “cake” or “round bread.” The Italian suffix -ini translates to “little,” -oni to “big,” and -acci to…

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Green Chile Pasta & Panko Parmesan Puff

Panko breadcrumbs are the Japanese style of breadcrumb, specifically created with a coarse grind to create more “crunch.”That’s exactly what we are after here – CRUNCH.Texture and TASTE.Thus, along with the crunch of toasted breadcrumbs, we combine the subtle spice and exquisite flavor of roasted green chiles with the salty and savory umami of Parmesan…

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Marbled Pappardelle

So, I simply couldn’t let go of the beauty ~ silky black and brilliant orange farfalle no more Marbled Pappardelle beautiful in every way… Pappardelle [papparˈdɛlle] (sing.: pappardella) are large, very broad, flat pasta noodles, similar to wide fettuccine.[1] The name derives from the verb “pappare”,[2] to gobble up.  

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