Category Archives: Italian

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  Healthy Italian

  Posted on March 5, 2012 by Aparna B. in Food, Italian, Vegetarian

    Hi everyone! I hope you all are doing well! So the title isn’t a mistake. There is such a thing as healthy Italian food. Ever since I started my new low-calorie/low-carb diet, I’ve missed pasta a lot. I’m also really nervous to eat a lot of pasta because I’m afraid of portion control. While [...]

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  Mushroom Risotto For Two

  Posted on February 18, 2012 by Aparna B. in Food, Italian, Vegetarian

  Risotto is one of my favorite foods of all time. I LOVE it! The main problem, of course, is that it’s almost always made with chicken stock or broth. That doesn’t make it very vegetarian friendly. I always feel like the annoying customer who has to ask, “Is your risotto made with chicken broth or [...]

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  Eggplant Parmesan

  Posted on September 3, 2010 by Aparna B. in Italian, Main Dish, Vegetarian

  I’ve never made eggplant Parmesan before. So I decided to make it tonight. Couldn’t be that hard, right? It wasn’t. The recipe I made I thought would serve just us two, but I think it could have easily fed 3-4 people. Starting line up: •1 large eggplant, cut into rounds 1/2-inch thick •2 eggs, beaten [...]

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  Caprese Salad

  Posted on July 9, 2010 by Aparna B. in Food, Italian, Salads, Sides, Starters & Snacks, Vegetarian

  The colors of Italy never looked so good! This super simple, and very popular salad is one I love anytime of year. However, having this salad in the summer with fresh ingredients is how I like it best. What you’ll need: •1 tomato, sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices •Fresh mozzarella, sliced in to 1/4-thick slices [...]

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  Rainbow Pasta

  Posted on March 11, 2010 by Aparna B. in Food, Italian, Main Dish, Pasta, Vegetarian

  Michigan has graced us with four consecutive days of beautiful Springtime weather. This wouldn’t be such a big deal, except, this time last year it snowed for the last time for the season. And it snowed a LOT. I know it’s coming. I know it. We always get one more dump of snow and then [...]

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  Pizza Party

  Posted on January 10, 2010 by Aparna B. in Food, Italian, Main Dish, Vegetarian

  REB and I were waffling between making stir fry or pizza for dinner. Since there was football on TV, I think the obvious choice was pizza. However, my thoughtful sweetie said it might be fun to make our own dough. So we did, and it was amazing. I can’t take any credit for this recipe. [...]

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  Gnocchi noms

  Posted on September 9, 2009 by Aparna B. in Food, Italian, Main Dish, Vegetarian

  I made a gnocchi dish tonight. I got the original recipe from my friend Michelle, but I always end up doing a variation of it and add different things. That’s the great thing about it – you can pretty much add just about anything you have in your fridge or pantry, and it’ll probably taste [...]

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