Pasta
Pistachio Couscous
This recipe was created to accompany Moroccan Lamb and Quince Stew.
Cooking the couscous in 2 pans prevents lumps from forming.
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Olive, and Goat Cheese
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Couscous Salad with Peppers, Olives, and Pine Nuts
Couscous, the basis of many North African dishes, is shaped like a grain but is actually a pasta made of semolina wheat. In fact couscous was incorporated into Italian cuisine when Arabs occupied Sicily six centuries ago. And so to flavor the following couscous we've used classic ingredients common to Sicily rather than North Africa-olives, peppers, capers, currants, and pine nuts.
Couscous Salad with Corn and Red Bell Pepper
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Pasta with Eggplant, Artichokes and Bell Pepper (Pasta con Melanzane, Carciofi e Peperoni)
Nowhere are vegetables as important as they are in Sicily, and few vegetables are as popular-or have as long a history-as the eggplant. There are said to be hundreds of ways to prepare it. Peppers and artichokes are almost as well loved and common. A country cook often gets produce from a small kitchen garden called an "urtu".
Herbed Tricolor Pasta Salad
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Pasta with Tomatoes, Zucchini and Pesto
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
This delicious pasta uses store-bought pesto.
Pasta with Roasted Eggplant, Ricotta, and Basil
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Couscous with Red Onion and Chives
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Penne with Swiss Chard
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Black Linguine with Orange and Red Peppers
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Spaghetti Lemoncello
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Cold Sesame Noodles
This Szechwan dish is traditionally made with toasted sesame paste, but peanut butter has been substituted here with good results. One secret of this light but flavorful rendition is to dress the noodles just before serving them.
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Sweet Potato Ravioli with Brown Butter
Debbie Daly of Morris Township, New Jersey, writes: "When my husband and I visit my brother in Madison, Connecticut, we frequently dine at a spot called Perfect Parties. The last time I was there, I enjoyed sweet potato ravioli with brown butter sauce served over spinach. I would love to make it at home."
Serve the ravioli atop a bed of wilted spinach, if desired, to soak up every bit of the flavorful brown butter sauce.
Rigatoni with Southwestern-Style Ground-Turkey Sauce
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Goat Cheese and Arugula
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
