Tag Archives: pasta recipes

Fusilli with Collards (the forgotten pasta)

by mykitchenmemories

I recently was looking through my folder of pasta recipes that I’ve collected over the years, and I came across this beautifully handwritten recipe for fusilli with collard greens.   As usual, the memoires started flooding back to me. My (non- Italian) friend brought this to me one day in 1990, and said, “I made this … Continue reading →

Orecchiete with Broccoli rabe and Sausage

by mykitchenmemories

Even though this dish is traditionally from the Puglia region of Italy, and this is the region where my father’s family originated, I have no memories of anyone on this side of the family ever making this dish.  Even the pasta shape, orecchiette, is a home-made pasta typical of this region.  I’m sure you already know … Continue reading →

Pasta with Sausage & Butternut Squash

by mykitchenmemories

How many recipes can there possibly be for pasta dishes?  It’s got to be in the thousands…tens of thousands.  It never ceases to amaze me.  My sister and I have probably shared hundreds, if not thousands, of pasta recipes over the years, and we continue to do so.  We’ve shared recipes from our family, other … Continue reading →

Penne with Roasted Tomato Sauce

by mykitchenmemories

2001 was the year of the “cherry tomato.”  When I look through my folder of pasta recipes, I laugh at all the different recipes using cherry tomatoes that my friends and I shared during this period.  We were crazy for these red, juicy, flavorful little tomatoes.  Over the years, we have seen yellow ones, orange … Continue reading →