Adventures of a Whole Wheat Pastafarian

I'm not going to go into what life is like right now, except to say that this last month has been a shit-storm ... and then it got a w...

I've been in desperate need of comfort food lately, and when it comes to comfort food, there is nothing more soothing than pasta for me....

Hey all, I'm still around just very, very busy these days. Family is taking top priority and most of our time.  But there is also th...

I found these pasta tubes in a store and I thought to myself, "hmm... I've never tried that before, but I bet it will go well wi...

Garlic pasta is basically noodles, garlic lightly fried in butter and cheese.  The salad is cucumbers and tomatoes from the garde, with a...

Japanese noodles (dry udon I think) with dashi broth, ume pickled plums, green onions and spicy sprinkles. Probably not the most impres...

I'm not big on holidays, unless they create a good excuse to cook up something special.  Today\s not an official holiday, but it is a sp...

 Pasta Bolognese, or pasta bolagna as some people I know call it, is one of my favourite sauces.   It's perfect for after a long stres...

As we quickly move toward the shortest day of the year, it seemed like a good idea to make a bright and cheerful udon soup hotpot.  What ...

Scroll down for recipe for very quick, Cry-Baby Cucumber Pickles. If you ever are in a grocery store and you see a person with a foolish g...

Farm fresh eggs have a bright orange yolk and delightfully rich taste.  The breed of the hen, the health of the chicken, the diet, the envir...

Last night I saw the full moon rising among the trees.  It was one of those run-back-inside-and-fetch-your-camera moments.  I'm always ...