Pasta recipes

Instead of baking in the oven, I cooked it in a skillet. Browned the onions with a bit olive oil and garlic first, next browned carrots and celeries; then added remaining ingredients, brought to a boil, and simmered for about 30 minutes. Very tasty and filling, I had it with a few warm corn tortillas. Yum!

These edamame veggie burgers are delicious, filling and packed with goodness. If millet is not available, use quinoa instead. Whole Wheat bread crumbs works as well.

Boneless beef short ribs, slow braised in a small crockpot (or pot if desired) perfectly sized for two servings.

Flaky whole wheat pasties stuffed with spiced vegetables and chickpeas. Portable, filling handheld pies with cumin, coriander, and garlic that bake up golden and crisp.

Shepherd's pie with seasoned ground beef, leftover roast beef, vegetables, and a fluffy mashed potato top finished under the broiler. A hearty pub-style casserole that uses up Sunday roast.

A creamy and hearty vegetable soup of leeks, carrots, broccoli and tomatoes that's thickened and seasoned with sesame paste (tahini).

Indian gazpacho with hot green chiles, garlic, and dry red wine in a chilled tomato-based vegetable soup. The South Asian spin on Spanish gazpacho with a slow-burn heat.

It was so flavorful, instead of broth, we used canned tomato. Served the stew with homemade whole wheat bread, yum.

So to start off with the first post, I decided to make a meal that screams of comfort food. Whilst it does take a bit of a while to get the meal done, once you take that first bite, heaven couldn’t seem closer if you were Adam trying to touch God’s finger in the “Creation of Adam” fresco created by Michaelangelo. The meal I speak of is Cottage Pie. There is much debate as to what exactly a cottage pie is and how it is different to a Shepherd’s pie...I don’t know. The dominant theory is that Sheperds pie uses lamb mince, whilst a cottage pie uses beef mince. I don’t know about you, but the term “Sheperds Pie” does not get my tastebuds going quite as well, so I prefer the term cottage pie. Besides, comparing the price of ground (mince) beef to ground lamb, a student would pick up the beef mince in a heartbeat without even so much as glancing at the lamb in the meat section. This cottage pie that I made is full of flavour, and just makes you want to cuddle up next to a fire and watch TCM movies all day either by yourself, or with a significant other. Here is the recipe:

This vegetable miso stew will for sure warm you up on a cold winter day. It's quick-easy to prepare, loaded with goodness, and it tastes delicious.

A very tasty and refreshing salad, it's a perfect side dish with barbecued meat.

If you are looking for an amazingly delicious tomato soup, try this recipe, and everyone loves it!

I've made this one for decades, and it is the one I keep going back to. More than one meat-lover has mistaken the bulgur for ground beef.

Best veggie burger with bulgur, chickpeas, tahini, and grated zucchini, carrot, and apple. A vegan burger with real texture and Middle Eastern flavor that holds together on the grill.

A velvety lobster and shrimp bisque, sweet shellfish blended into a creamy, tomato-tinged base with a roux and half-and-half, finished with the gentle anise note of fresh tarragon. An elegant starter.

This is a fantastic recipe my mom taught me when I was 9 or 10, because it's so easy to make, and makes plenty to feed everyone.