Cooking Method: Boiling

Ravioli with Sausage & Brussels Sprouts

This Ravioli with Sausage & Brussels Sprouts is really fast, easy, and delicious. Cooking the Brussels sprouts in chicken broth adds a depth of flavor to the dish.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Orzo with Asparagus, Peas, and Sugar Snap Peas

Orzo, "big rice" in Italian, is a form of short-cut pasta, shaped like a large grain of rice. This Orzo with Asparagus, Peas, and Sugar Snap Peas is a wonderfully crisp summer side salad and great for a picnic.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Roasted Cauliflower, Tomatoes, & Pepperoni Pasta

This Roasted Cauliflower, Tomatoes, & Pepperoni Pasta is really delicious. Cauliflower seems to have made a come back. I love roasted cauliflower. I have many cauliflower recipes on this blog. You can use short pasta, such as penne or fusilli for this recipe, though I was told by my Italian opera singer friend that short pasta is for peasants!

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 25 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Panda Express Chow Mein Noodles

My daughter loves chow mein noodles. Here is a copy cat version of Panda Express Chow Mein Noodles.

By Leslie Blythe

Hard Boiled Quail Eggs

Hard Boiled Quails eggs are a great appetizer to keep your guests busy! Serving a cheese platter is an easy and takes the stress out of holiday entertaining. Buy a few different types of cheese, and arrange them with variety of things like nuts, crackers, cornichon and cured meat and you can't go wrong.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Cook: 15 mins

Pasta with Tomato Alfredo Sauce & Basil

Try this Pasta with Tomato Alfredo Sauce & Basil. Alfredo sauce is made from butter and Parmesan cheese and used in dishes such as fettuccine Alfredo. This is a sauce is a mixture of Alfredo and tomato sauce. I also added some cherry tomatoes.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Sweet Pickled Daikon Radish (Takuwan)

Sweet Pickled Daikon Radish (Takuwan)

Sweet Pickled Daikon Radish (Takuwan) is a traditional Japanese pickle. It is made from daikon radish. It is either served during a meal or at the end of a meal to aid digestion.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 25 mins
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yields: Makes 1 quart
Potato, Spinach & Kielbasa Skillet

Potato, Spinach & Kielbasa Skillet

This Potato, Spinach & Kielbasa Skillet recipe is a perfect autumn dinner for a busy week night. Serve it with a green salad and some crusty bread. Kielbasa is great to have on hand in in the fridge or freezer. This is a perfect autumn dinner for a busy week night. You can substitute other varieties of sausage in this dish.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 25 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings