Goulash is a dish that can be a soup or a stew usually made of beef, onions, vegetables, and ground paprika. Commonly served as stew but modern variations serve it together with pasta like vermicelli and fettuccine. A soup that originated in Hungary it is also their national dish, it is also popular in several … Continue reading »
Baked macaroni is a pasta dish which is made out of macaroni, tomato based sauce and minced meat. It looks similar to Macaroni and Cheese straight out of the oven but the resemblance stops there as this dish is not cheese based but is flavoured with meat and tomatoes. Another popular pasta dish in the … Continue reading »
Carbonara or Pasta alla Carbonara is an Italian pasta dish that consists of eggs, cheese, bacon and black pepper. The name came from the Italian word “carbonaro” which means “charcoal burner” and many believe that this dish was made initially by Italian charcoal workers. Traditionally or even proper Italian version does not add cream into … Continue reading »
Cacciatore is an Italian word for “hunter” and this dish was named after dishes prepared by hunters during the old days where they prepare their meats “hunter-style” meaning it is stewed for a long time (due to the meat tenderness of wild animals) with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, herbs, capsicum and wine. If you have been … Continue reading »
As the name suggest this recipe is all about spaghetti and meatballs in a tomato based sauce. A classic dish where it’s origins are still unclear, some said that this is a dish introduced and created by Italian immigrants in New York during the 20th century but there are some accounts that similar dishes in … Continue reading »
This pasta is a good mix of different Italian flavours like salami, roasted capsicums, olives and feta cheese dressed in a balsamic vinaigrette, a common salad dish here in New Zealand which is a good pair with roasts. I see this a lot in the salad section in the supermarkets here but they don’t have … Continue reading »
Ragout is a word to define a well-seasoned meat or fish stew; usually with vegetables it came from the French word ragoût which was derived from the word ragoûter which means “to revive the taste”. A very good way to define a very flavourful stew like this beef ribs which is slowly simmered with mixed … Continue reading »
Spaghetti alle vongole or Spaghetti and clams in English is a traditional pasta dish that originated in the city of Naples, Italy, it is also very popular dish in the surrounding region as well as in Rome. This pasta can be prepared in two ways, one is “in rosso” which means it uses a tomato … Continue reading »
Bolognese (Italian) or Bolognaise (French) is a meat based pasta sauce flavoured with a small amount of tomato concentrate. A dish that originated in Bologna, Italy that dates back since the 15th century. Old versions of this dish barely use tomatoes and it was just added in the modern versions of this dish, Italian’s do … Continue reading »
Sopas is a Tagalog word for soup and usually it is made out of macaroni or shell pasta with bits of chicken, chicken liver or beef in a milk based broth. This soup is the Philippine version of the Western chicken soup and probably the most popular soup in the Philippines. A soup that primarily … Continue reading »
I love pasta not just because they all taste really good but just the pasta alone is a very versatile ingredient, you can almost throw any sauce you want to it and it will still work. Like this dish, a very delicately flavoured pasta dish which is made out of crab meat and shrimp cream … Continue reading »
If you like tuna and pasta bake you will definitely love this recipe more as it uses Salmon which in my personal opinion is a better tasting fish. This post actually is not my recipe but it was my wife’s, this recipe was created because during the time want to have a tuna and pasta … Continue reading »
If you had noticed I am posting a lot of soup dishes lately that’s because it’s getting cold again here in New Zealand, it’s not yet winter and it’s just the start of Autumn but the first days was a bit chilly. Also some of what I will be posting is a repost of old … Continue reading »
There are a lot of different Italian recipes for pasta and the common ones are Lasagne, Carbonara, Alfredo, Putanesca but there is one that I guess should be in that list and that is the all’Amatriciana. It may be the unknown variety but definitely this one has a unique taste compared to the mentioned dishes … Continue reading »
I was planning for a Seafood Carbonara this week but when I checked the cupboards I don’t have the proper pasta to make some, also I had enough egg intake this week so it is a bad idea to cook some carbonara. So the next best thing will be this recipe, which I call the … Continue reading »
