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  • Roasted Tomato, Feta Pasta

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    This simple dish is an easy, fast meal to pull together on a weeknight. Being Italian, I love pasta dishes and this one is no exception. Cook the pasta to al dente in salted boiling water. Add the tomatoes, feta cheese, garlic cloves, olive oil and seasonings to a ceramic roasting pan. Put the garlic…

  • White Bean Pesto Pasta

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    This quick recipe utilizes pre-made pesto (here is a homemade version that I like to portion and keep in the freezer: https://mangiavita.com/articles/homemade-pesto/ ). The Costco brand is my favorite store brand, but I will say that most refrigerated brands are decent. Shelf-stable pesto tends to have off flavors and not taste as fresh. Cook the…

  • Tomato Meat Sauce

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    This is based on our family red sauce (recipe: https://mangiavita.com/articles/red-sauce/), but is a slight variation with only the pork meat which gets ground into the sauce at the end. Put oil in the bottom of a large sauce pot, in the oil slowly and carefully (as to not burn or darken anything too much) brown…

  • Pasta Bolognese

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    While this is not a traditional Bolognese sauce, I find it a tasty and quick tomato-based meat sauce for a delicious weeknight dinner. Remove the sausage from casing and cook in the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet, breaking up with a spatula. Add chopped garlic and onion until softened. Once the meat is…

  • Sauteed Beet Pasta in a Cream Sauce

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    This is a great vegetarian pasta that uses the beets and the greens in one tasty dish. Begin by removing the greens from the beets and scrubbing the bulbs. Wrap the bulbs in foil and roast in a 400 degree oven until you can easily pierce with a knife (40 minutes to an hour). Then…

  • Harlot Sauce

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    Another gem from Diana Koeth, we’ve been making it for years! Cut the bread onto cubes and sauté the cubes in 3 tbsp of olive oil until browned, set aside. Then sauté the onion and garlic in 4 tbsp olive oil on low until softened. Add the tomato paste, water and mix until the consistency…

  • Pasta Havarti

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    My family has been making this simple dish for the last 15 years or so, thanks to Diana Koeth. Basically, you make a “marinade” of the following ingredients and toss it with the cooked pasta. I know I didn’t give any measurements. The recipe does have them, but I find that this one can be…

  • Spicy Sausage Pasta

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    Brown the sausage in the pan until cooked through. Remove excess fat if needed, but a little helps coat the pasta. Make a little “hot spot” and brown the tomato paste a little on the bottom of the pan, then mix into the meat. Let the meat start to caramelize. Add in the garlic clove…