Mm...Mm...Mm...Mushrooms to Remember Nature gives us a highly nutritious treat that comes in many different shapes, sizes and colours. It grows either wild in wooded areas and may be harvested late spring to late fall, or it is cultivated and available year-round.
Vegetable Stuffed Pasta Shells Pasta made with whole grains offers superior nutrition, containing the precious nutrients--protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals--that are concentrated in the outer membrane and germ of the grain.
Rotini with Orange-Cream Sauce The familiar pasta, along with the original combination of vegetables in sauce will renew your vitamin and energy supplies and lift your spirits. The fresh asparagus, pepper, ginger and cilantro with a touch of orange make a succulent dish!
Wild Mushroom Pasta The Marsala and mushrooms taste wonderful together and the entire dish can be made in no time. Freshly grated asiago is the ideal cheese to serve with this dish–Parmesan will overpower the delicate flavour of the mushrooms.
Fibre-Rich Pasta Salad More than an excellent source of fibre, this dish is also plentiful in carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and enzymes. Serves four.
Spaghetti with Pesto Cashews and Asiago The combination of basil pesto, cashew nuts, and Asiago cheese enhances simple spaghetti with unforgettable flavours and interesting textures. Served with a green salad and cherry tomatoes, this pasta dish provides a nutritious meal that satisfies even the largest appetite.
Soba Noodles with Spicy Cabbage Cabbage contributes nutrients that help prevent carcinogens, which have been broken down from the liver, from regrouping and causing cancer. These nutrients have also been shown to help with the liver’s elimination of chemicals.
Warm Whole Grain Pesto Salad with Toasted Walnuts Most people don’t know that whole grain pasta takes longer to digest and doesn’t put blood sugars out of balance. For more fibre, add a bean of your choice.
Fettuccine Tartufate with Portobello Mushrooms and Truffle Sumptuous and rich, this dish finds full expression with the exotic addition of truffles and truffle paste (available at specialty stores). Looking to lighten up? Halve the cream or measure to taste.
Forest Mushroom Pappardelle Pasta Pasta tastes best made fresh, but if you don’t have a good Italian shop close by that sells fresh pappardelle, use a tagliatelle noodle (dried noodles work well, too).