pasta

How and why you should cook and eat mushrooms!

I remember in my calorie counting days, I would opt for the salad bar at lunch. I’d load up on lettuce, beans, carrots, and top it all off with a few good servings of sliced raw button mushrooms convinced they were good for me since they were high in protein and all kinds of minerals. [...]

Tagged as: cancer fighting, mushrooms, pasta, vegetarian entree

Pasta with creamy oyster mushrooms and peas

Vegetarian

May I just say that this creamy goodness caused a lot of jealous tension at the office. It smelled great and people wanted it. Sorry to say, I ate it all myself. Alright, here is the scoop. I got the idea for this dish from my Russian roots. My mom used to make some seriously [...]

Tagged as: entree, pasta, vegetarian entree

White bean and tomato penne

Plant based

This is what I call a great ‘emergency meal’ – it doesn’t call for any extraordinary ingredients and it is perfect for times when you get tired of the good ol’ plain pasta with sauce. You can play with different types of beans (I usually go by what happens to be in my pantry – [...]

Tagged as: beans, blood sugar, pasta, vegan, vegetarian entries

5 healthy ways to cook and eat pasta

Healthy cooking techniques

Pasta can make a great quick meal as long as you don’t abuse it. In fact, I recommend it as a healthy Quick Emergency Meal to go to when you feel hungry and too tired to put on your professional chef’s hat. A friend of mine from Italy told me once that here in America [...]

Tagged as: blood sugar, healthy cooking, Mediterranean diet, pasta, whole wheat

pasta

How and why you should cook and eat mushrooms!

Pasta with creamy oyster mushrooms and peas

White bean and tomato penne

5 healthy ways to cook and eat pasta

Use food to prevent disease

What's in your pantry?

Chef-approved healthy cooking techniques

You are "how" you eat

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