Category Archives: Primi

Ceci e cicoria: garbanzo beans and dandelion greens

by PolaM Posted on June 17, 2013

This dish a simple, but delicious dish typical of southern Italy. It is one of the finest example of cucina povera (poor cuisine) from southern Italy, where people made use of the inexpensive produce they could find or grow easily … Continue reading →

Posted in Eggs, cheese and vegeterian, Entrée, Primi, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged chickpeas, dandelion greens, garbanzo, gluten free, legumes | 1 Comment

Pasta alle olive

by PolaM Posted on June 13, 2013

And another simple pasta. This time with olives. I told you I was going to go for simple for a while! Anyway, when talking about simple pasta, this is one of my favorite. Together with amatriciana, arrabbiata, puttanesca and tuna … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Primi, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged olives, pasta, simple | 4 Comments

Pasta and piselli

by PolaM Posted on June 6, 2013

Or pasta and peas. Actually, as you can see, my love for peas promptly transformed this pasta and peas into peas and pasta. I have to confess I love peas. I find English peas are one of the best vegetables … Continue reading →

Posted in Almost vegan, Pasta, Primi, Vegetarian | Tagged milk, pasta, peas | 9 Comments

Celebration and a simple pasta with zucchini and chili garlic oil

by PolaM Posted on May 27, 2013

And so it finally happened. I graduated and in the last two weeks there where all sorts of celebrations: a quick trip to the west coast commencement with the hooding ceremony and a very special manicure showing my true colors … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Primi, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged chili, garlic, oil, pasta, simple, zucchini | 7 Comments

Braised red cabbage (soup) with pineapple and turnip, and a blood orange chipotle reduction

by PolaM Posted on April 11, 2013

So tonight I participated in the awesome MMD on-line cook-off by Mary Makes Dinner. I competed with Mary and Amy of What Jew Wanna Eat to create a recipe using 3 surprise ingredients. We got the ingredients by mail and opened them up … Continue reading →