Archive | Pasta/Rice/Noodles

Shrimp Peperoncino

Filed under Italian, Pasta/Rice/Noodles, Quick, Seafood by Erina on Feb 28,2012 at 9:48 am {no comments}

When I saw this on Magic Pasta, one of my favorite blogs, I felt like I had to make it. Magic Pasta is a fairly new blog focused on pastas and some other Italian dishes. His step by step instructions with pictures are easy to follow, and his tips are very useful. He doesn’t say [...]

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Congee with Chicken and Dried Scallops

Filed under Chicken, Chinese, Healthy, Pasta/Rice/Noodles, Soups and Stews by Erina on Jan 24,2012 at 10:23 am {no comments}

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The first thing I made with my homemade Asian chicken broth was congee, a Chinese style rice porridge. I just had it at a dim sum place recently, but it wasn’t that good and it left me craving something better. Dried scallops add tons of flavor so using broth is unnecessary, but it certainly gives [...]

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Pasta with Olive Tapenade

Filed under Greek, Pasta/Rice/Noodles, Quick by Erina on Oct 24,2011 at 4:40 pm {no comments}

My homemade olive tapenade has been very useful. Besides serving with pita bread and making crostinis, it is a great addition to vegetable stir-fry, sauteed fish filet, and grilled chicken, just to name a few. One of my favorite ways to use the tapenade is for pasta. It’s quick, easy and sounds a bit gourmet, [...]

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