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pastas and rice dishes

It was one of those days where I was struggling on the elliptical half listening and watching E!, flipping through gossip magazines and where every minute felt like ten.  Starving and climbing speedily for the last five minutes as if it would push time forward magically, I bumped into a recipe for Cacio e Pepe (cheese & pepper).   Ding, ding, lunch! I thought about ripping the recipe page from the gym's magazine but I a...
Pesto is easy to make, vegan and or not.  You can literally whip it up on the spot and serve it on pasta, salads, hors d'oeuvres or anything else.  And, yes, you can make pesto without the parmesan and have it taste just as piquant.  Instead of pine nuts, which are becoming harder to find and more expensive, I used walnuts.  Walnuts give it a thicker consistency and more nutty taste.  Pesto will keep fresh refrigerated in an ai...