Craft. Care. Joy says it all! And that’s the new ad campaign just launched by the SFA which is the Specialty Food Association-formerly known as National Association for the Specialty Food Trade. What an honor to be selected among Association members who have become successful small business owners. “The people behind the products in our [...]
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Swing into Spring Event
So happy to be part of The Women’s Center on May 10, 2013 at Barton Hills Country Club from 6-10 p.m. Enjoy both silent and live auctions, a delicious strolling supper and live entertainment, all to benefit The Women’s Center. The Women’s Center of Southeastern Michigan was founded by my mentor, Sandi Cooper. Happy to [...]
Simple recipes made even more simple
We like to take any recipe that looks interesting and make it our own. Rachel Ray’s Quick Chicken Cacciatore looked delicious and amazing and we thought we could make it even more simple. Instead of cooking chicken buy a rotisserie chicken or used leftover chicken. Or instead of using the whole tomatoes, use a jarred Marinara, like Monique’s Marvelous [...]
pappardelle skillet lasagna
This is my kind of fast food, and a super simple recipe. One of our faithful customers sent in the recipe and photos for a really easy skillet lasagna using only half a bag of our wide pappardelle noodles and Monique’s Marvelous Marinara sauce. There’s no need to take to time to sauté extra vegetables because Monique’s Marvelous Marinara [...]
asparagus carbonara
Asparagus is in season right now and it’s so good and fresh tasting. I had to share a recent weeknight dinner pairing asparagus with Al Dente Pasta. Enjoy! Asparagus Carbonara 1 bag Al Dente BonaChia Fettuccine, or any other cut or flavor 1 bunch asparagus, tough part of stems snapped off 1/2 lb [...]
Easter Egg Pasta
Perfect idea that Alice Nuttin, my “French” daughter sent us. She sent me the following link and photo of chicks in a nest from Martha Stewart. She thought “I thought you might want to try it using whole wheat linguine for the nest and post it on your facebook page on easter Monday.” I think [...]
Al Dente Pasta with Vodka sauce
There is nothing more delicious or simple than our 3 in 3 Pasta with Vodka sauce. Be sure to stock all these ingredients in your pantry and you can have it ready in a flash. Al Dente Pasta with Vodka sauce 1 pkg Al Dente Pasta, any cut or flavor 1 jar Monique’s Marvelous [...]
Natural Product Expo loves Chia
Great Report by Lizzie Fuhr who writes “5 Tasty Products That Put Chia Seeds Front and Center last weekend at the Natural Product Expo West in Anaheim, everyone was buzzing about the chia seed. Though small in stature, the chia seeds offers a big boost of fiber, protein, and anti-inflammatory fatty acids, omega-3s. On their [...]
Irish Pasta with Monique’s marvelous sauce and cabbage
In my search for Irish Pasta there were a lot of pasta and cabbage dishes. They call it total comfort food, perfect for a cold day. We always like to tweak a recipe to put our Al Dente spin on it. I was inspired to create this dish with an Irish and superfood rich theme. It follows the super [...]
Al Dente Irish Pasta with Stout and Broccoli
This is a fun recipe we found when googling Irish pasta. It is called Baked Pasta with Cheese and Stout. The recipe looks good but we decided to try and put our Al Dente spin on it. In keeping with a green theme, we would add some cut broccoli to the cooking water and use Spinach Pappardelle. You could [...]
winter pappardelle-by a real pro
It’s no secret. I am not Italian, but make some pretty good pasta. (At least that’s what many people tell me.) And, I’m not a professional cook, but can get some pretty tasty pasta dishes on the table, often in a matter of minutes and usually using random ingredients from the fridge. I share these [...]
show some pasta love
Sometimes when I get home after a busy, action packed day at Al Dente, I feel the need for a little pasta love. I want to see what my friends are cooking and how they’re combining our delicious pasta with other seasonal ingredients and flavors. You know I’m a big fan of pantry staples pasta. I like [...]
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