Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe & More Recipes For National Carbonara Day

[1] This chef created a dramatic “shower” of guanciale instead of mixing it in with the spaghetti (photo © Rob Wicks | Unsplash). [2] This homemade version uses bucatini, wide spaghetti with a hole in the middle. The style was created for velvety pasta sauces like cacio e pepe and carbonara, to allow sauce to…
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Noodle Recipes & Noodle History For National Eat Your Noodles Day

Our oldest memory of noodles is, maybe, at age three, when our mother used to give us a plate of buttered noodles (today’s parents may open a can of Spaghetti-O’s instead). Later, she introduced us to green-hued spinach noodles—more intriguing to our young eye. Since March 11th is National Eat Your Noodles Day, we’ve having…
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Spicy Crab Linguine Recipe For National Crabmeat Day

[1] Spicy crab linguine with crab and Calabrian chiles (photos #1, #3, and #4 © DeLallo). [2] Jumbo lump crabmeat is the best-looking crab type, but also the most expensive. You can save money with other types (photo © Phillips Foods). [3] Calabrian chiles in oil. The oil is also a delicious ingredientYou can buy…
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Sweet Potato Pizza Recipe For National Sweet Potato Month

This Sweet Potato Apple Pizza recipe from Colavita Olive Oil is delicious for brunch, lunch, dinner, or even dessert. It combines two delicious pairings—sweet potato and apple—and offers variations: butternut squash instead of sweet potato, pear, or pineapple instead of apple. You can also substitute a different cheese for the Manchego. There’s a lot more…
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Breakfast Pizza Recipe For National Pizza Week

[1] A quickie pizza for breakfast uses ready-to-eat naan flatbread instead of a pizza crust. The recipe is below (photos #1, #2 and #4 © Frigo Cheese). [2] Add bacon, breakfast sausage or other topping(s) to the pizza. [3] Campari tomatoes are similar in size to plum tomatoes, but with a round rather than oval…
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