Pasta – Cyd Notter

Santa Fe Penne

February 28, 2019 By Cyd Notter Leave a Comment

When you’re in the mood for a pasta/bean dish, here’s a healthy, easy recipe you might enjoy. I say it’s easy because minimal chopping is required (but you do have to boil pasta).

Santa Fe Penne is a free recipe from the Forks Meal Planner website (recipe by Darshana Thacker). Here’s the link plus a video. I’ve made it a couple times, and we do enjoy it. But…..

….it does need something extra, either a bit of heat or additional spice.

I used this Low-Sodium Seasoned Sea Salt product with good results, but I’m sure you could use whatever spices (or hot sauce?) you prefer. Let us know what you think if you give this one a try.

Ziti with Zucchini and ‘Sausage’

June 22, 2018 By Cyd Notter Leave a Comment

Ready for recipe experiment #2? Recently I posted that I was in a cooking rut and decided to try two new recipes. Both of them were deemed to be “keepers!” Hubby and I have slightly different palettes, so a “keeper” means it passed both of our taste tests – and will (hopefully) pass yours, too!The first recipe I shared was called “Spicy Grilled Crab Patties with Aioli” – it was easy and delicious. In case you missed it, you can read about it here.

The other recipe is for Italian Sausage from the Brand New Vegan website. Oh my, if you are looking to make an Italian Sausage sandwich with marinara, or if you’d like to add sausage to your soups or stews, [Read more…]

Roasted Veggie Pasta

January 30, 2015 By Cyd Notter Leave a Comment

Another all time favorite at our house! Top w/sauce (optional) and home-made Faux Parmesan for added delicious-ness!

1 red onion
1 large red bell pepper
1 pound fresh asparagus (remove tough ends)
2 cups button mushrooms (clean and remove any tough stems)
2 tomatoes
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. mixed Ital. herbs
1 tsp. chili powder
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
8-12 oz. whole grain pasta, cook and drain according to package directions

(Optional: Marinara of your choice. Use an oil-free brand such as Muir Glen Portobello Mushroom, or make your own delicious variety)

Preheat oven to 500. Cut all vegetables into bite size pieces. Place veggies in a bowl and toss with spices. Spread in a single layer on 1-2 large baking sheets, and bake until just tender (10-12 minutes). Arrange pasta on platter, top with roasted veggies (and marinara is using).

Faux Parmesan
Equal amounts of cashews and nutritional yeast (example: 1/4 cup each) with a no-salt spice such as Mrs. Dash, or garlic powder, to season as you like. Grind in blender until powdery, but use caution….if you blend too long it will turn into paste.

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