Category Archives: Pasta

Yucky…and then Yaki Udon

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Head Chef

Veggie Yaki Udon: take two. Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Asian Dishes, Dinner, healthy, Lowfat, Pasta, Recipes | Tagged entertaining, homemade, Japanese, low-fat, lowfat, recipe, udon, vegan, vegetarian, yaki | Leave a comment

Sneaky Veggie Lasagna

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Head Chef

I’ll admit it now: I snuck tofu into Christmas dinner. And no one suspected a thing. Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Dinner, Easy, healthy, Meditations on Food, Party & Holiday, Pasta, Recipes, Tofu | Tagged low-fat, pot luck, tofu, vegetable lasagna recipe, veggie lasagna | Leave a comment

Grumpy Pasta OR Pasta with Stuff from the Fridge that Would Otherwise Go Bad

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Head Chef

Last minute dinner saves the produce and my spirits. Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Dinner, Easy, healthy, Local Food, Lowfat, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces and Condiments | Tagged ADHD, cooking, end of summer, fresh tomatoes, grumpy, homemade, lowfat, no time, pasta, vegetarian, whole grain, zucchini | 3 Comments

Smokey Tofu Soba Noodles and The Slightly Less Ice Cream Diet™

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Head Chef

Dieting Kitchsplosion style. Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Asian Dishes, Dinner, Easy, healthy, Lowfat, Pasta, Sauces and Condiments, Tofu, Vegan | Tagged diet, hula hoop, lowfat, recipe, soba noodles, vegan, vegetarian, whole foods | 2 Comments

Couscous Veggie Lasagna

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Head Chef

A shopping error with happy results Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Dinner, Pasta, Recipes | Tagged couscous, fontina cheese, Hay Day Cookbook, Israeli couscous, lasagna, lasagne, ptitim, shopping error, veggie | 1 Comment

Presto Pesto!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Head Chef

The secret to pesto sauce, revealed. Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Easy, Pasta, Quick, Recipes | Tagged basil, homemade, pasta, pesto, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Curried Pasta Salad: No Mayo Here

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Head Chef

I’m just going to come out and say it, even if it is the day after Memorial Day and it may reveal me to be un-American: I hate mayo. It’s not some kind of partially vegan habit or a holier-than-thou … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Easy, Lowfat, Party & Holiday, Pasta, Recipes, Tofu, Vegan | Tagged curry, food aversions, homemade, lowfat, mayo, mayonnaise, pasta salad, tofu, vegan, vegetarian, whole foods | 2 Comments

Vegetarian Lentil Bolognese and a Confession

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Head Chef

Kitchsplosion readers want to know, where’s the mess? Confession: Generally it gets cleaned up before any photos are taken. To be honest, dear readers, I didn’t want to scare you away. If you saw what the process looked like, I … Continue reading →

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Ever-Popular Spicy Sesame Peanut Noodles OR How to Become a Celebrity Chef Amongst Your Friends

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Head Chef

Want to impress your family, friends, strangers? I have two words for you: peanut noodles. Continue reading →

Posted in Asian Dishes, Dinner, Easy, Meditations on Food, Party & Holiday, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan | Tagged entertaining, homemade, recipe, sesame peanut noodles, vegan, vegetarian | 6 Comments

Vegetarian Wontons in Two Ways and Why I don’t Eat Fake Meat

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Head Chef

I realize my life might be simpler if I ate either meat or something that is supposed to approximate meat. In my last post I described making my own wontons because I missed wonton soup. (As promised, Vegetarian Wonton Soup … Continue reading →