Wendy's Favorite Place

 Usually, healthy in the eating arena means a stick of carrot or celery.  Hearty describes a soup or stew!  But, when you can attest to l...

I can't begin to explain how my first trip to Italy inspired me in the kitchen.  I was extremely impressed while on an excursion to t...

With each attempt, I find that my pasta making skills are getting better and better.  Like anything else,  it's a learning process an...

You would think that the remaining ravioli deep in my freezer were gold nuggets!  I will admit these were a little labor intensive (not f...

I'm just a pasta making machine and loving every moment!  This ambitious endeavor has always been on my "bucket list" of t...

Times flies by so quickly these days.  I realized I hadn't posted my "pasta of the month" for September.  This recipe is a...

You would think at my age (and I'm not telling!), I would already have sampled this pearl couscous!  But, grocery stores don't r...

For most of the gardener's out there, you probably have some of these ingredients at your fingertips.  My first crop of beets didn...

I don't know about you, but I look forward to my "pasta of the month post".   Frankly, I could make and eat pasta every day...

I guess it's no longer a secret, huh?  This recipe goes back to 1997 or so, when my son had relocated to Monterey California.  We we...

Because I'm ALWAYS trying to eat right and better, I opted to make a pasta dish with whole wheat pasta.  I've tried several brand...

Time flies when you're having fun!  I almost let March slip by without posting my "pasta of the month".  I don't think th...

This pasta has everything you need.  A little crunch from the walnuts, an earthy goodness you get from the garlic, cheese and sun dried tom...

This is one awesome recipe I can't take credit for.  Well, maybe just a little.  My talented son, Jeremy, was the chef who whipped this...

A little over one year ago, I vowed to come up with a bolognese sauce that would rival the one that Zeno made for us in Costa Rica.  Of all...

It's that time again, pasta of the month - October.  I couldn't let the day pass without honoring my hubby with this great meal.  H...

As September is flying by I realized I haven't posted a pasta recipe in a long  while.  Could it be that it's not on my list of ...

The last couple of days have been spent putting my home back together.  With the kitchen remodel comes alot of fine particle dust in every ...

When you think of pesto, it's traditionally prepared using fresh basil and pine nuts.  For some reason, though, I have trouble growing ...

Do you ever travel in your daydreams?  One of the scenes in my mind is to rise one morning, throw open the rustic wooden shutters and find ...