Hello Leggycooks fans and happy 2015! 2014 was a year for the record books for me. I traveled to the Dominican Republic for the first time, graduated from nursing school, wed my amazing partner Brian, went on my honeymoon, moved back to Santa Monica, passed my licensing exam, got a puppy, and rounded out the year interviewing for […]
Category: pasta
Fettuccine with Gorgonzola Sauce for Cheese Mongers
When I registered for my wedding one of the items at the top of my list was The Classic Italian Cookbook by Marcella Hazan. I had seen it ranked as one of the best Italian cookbooks ever written and shortly thereafter found out that it was out of print. These two facts made me desire […]
Summer Melon, Mint and Pancetta Pasta Salad
Greetings all and THANK YOU for stopping by; patience is a virtue and Leggy Cooks fans have it in spades. Todays recipe is for a delicious and unique pasta salad that takes advantage of summer and early fall produce. I dug up the recipe while going through my veritable mountain of bon appetite magazines in […]
Tangy Shrimp and Italian Sausage Pasta
Pasta is one of my favorite foods, and when you throw in sausage, shrimp, and a spicy sauce, you’ve made a perfect dish in my eyes. That folks is what this pasta is; a splendid melding of Italian sausage, succulent shrimp, tangy peperocinis swimming in a creamy marinara sauce. A protein, carb, bonaza if you will (there’s […]
Lasagna!
I LOVE lasagna. Tender lasagna noodles layered with a homemade sauce, creamy ricotta, and finished with a sprinkling of Mozzarella and Parmesan oh so good! I can’t imagine a much better combination of textures and flavors. I have several other lasagna recipes and even a tortilla lasagna which are all tummy rubbing good, but this […]
Penne with Spicy Italian Sausage and Basil
Mmmmm! PASTA. Growing up I lived on the delicious stuff; I brought penne with pesto to lunch at school, cooked tomato basil spaghetti at home, and ate pounds of tortellini the day before swim meets. Nowadays in light of my retirement from age group swimming an activity that allowed me to eat twice the amount […]
