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Fairview Gardens, a thriving organic farm producing fruit and vegetables, is run by Michael Ableman. In 1997 the farm became the non-profit Center for Urban Agriculture which safeguarded the organic nature of the farm and gave it educational status. Recipes from Gourmet's test kitchen are included.

A guide to the various types of pasta is provided. It permits aficionadoes to differentiate between pasta types such as radiatore, orzo, rotini, ziti, farfalle, ruote, mostaccioli, penne, conchiglie, ditalini, rigatoni, macaroni and egg noodle. A list of lesser known pasta types is also provided. It lists such pasta varieties as acine di pepe, anelli, bucatini, cavatappi, chasoba, fusilli, mafalda, ramen, soba, tubetti and udon. Tips for cooking pasta and seafood are also provided., A Pasta guide Cooking tips Menu samplers An American Sampler Chef Don Pintabona of the Tribeca Grill in Manhattan, creates a popular dinner entree with saffron linguini, shrimp, and mussels. [...]

Celebrated chefs Celestino Drago, Bert Cutino, Paul Ornstein, Joseph DiPerri and Don Pintabona share their views of the many ways to use both seafood and pasta when preparing Italian dishes. Drago speaks of Sicilian specialties such as Spaghetti al Cartoccio and Spaghetti a la Bottarga while Cutino shares his recipe for Prawns Sambuca. Ornstein contributes his recipe for Sauteed Alaska Salmon with Orzo Sauce while DiPerri speaks of his Pasta with Sardines recipe. Pintabona, meanwhile, discusses the pasta and seafood offerings of the famed Tribeca Grill in New York, NY., The nation's top chefs celebrate seafood & pasta in ways that maximize flavor, color and texture Celestino Drago The celebrated Los Angeles chef Celestino Drago says pasta and seafood first [...]

Levy and Caiazzo suggest some dishes, namely, sirloin patties with vegetable sauce, lamb stew with spinach/garbanzos, veal cutlets with mushrooms and tomatoes, spicy cheese pizza bread, a pasta dish, a bean/vegetable wrap, spice cookies and a dessert. They are quite tasty and filling.

Pasta Perfect PASTA E FAGIOLI BAKE We turned pasta e fagioli, the beloved Italian soup, into a casserole, topped it with bread crumbs and grated Romano cheese, and baked it […]

From a salad that helps prevent blindness to a dessert that fights heart disease and cancer, this is one meal you can't afford to skip This meal contains less than [...]

Pastas, salads, soups, and sandwiches that take the heat off and leave time for R and R. Plus: the results of our tuna taste test. Light Sesame Noodles 20 minutes […]

Spaghetti and macaroni, once the primary choice, are now just two of the many different types of pasta that can be included in your diet. Generally made from unbleached or [...]

Six recipes for low-fat pasta dishes are presented. They include fusilli with eggplant, spaghetti with arugula and potatoes, and bow ties with lemon chicken. Nutritional information is supplied for each recipe.

Recipes for a Piedmont meal are given, and accompanying wines are recommended. Recipes are given for a pasta dish with sauce, a meat dish called Bollito Misto and coffee hazelnut cake. Wines discussed include Nebbiolos, Barolo and Barbaresco.

Caesar Salad with Parmesan Toasts Cut 1 garlic clove in half. Rub 8 thin toasted slices of baguette (long, narrow French bread) with the cut side of one half clove. […]

Healthful and tasty recipes that cost under a dollar per serving are profiled. Recipes are given for rice and veggie stuffed peppers, macaroni and cheese, bean and beef tamale pie, curried vegetables and pasta, spicy vegetable and chicken paella and more.

Several pasta recipes are provided including Peanut Noodles with Turkey Tenders; Pasta with Spicy Red-Pepper Cream Sauce; Shells Stuffed with Feta and Bean Salad; and Ham-and-Spinach Filled Cannelloni. Nutritional information is provided for each recipe.

Pasta sauces can be made in the time it takes the pasta to cook. Tips on cooking pasta, and pasta cookers are discussed. Several pasta sauce recipes that cook in about 30 min are presented. They include whole wheat pasta with spinach and feta cheese, and southwestern pasta with a salsa flavor., Most dried pasta cooks in 10 minutes, but it takes about 20 minutes for the water to boil. That's plenty of time to whip up an endless variety of splendid [...]

These cool, light dishes--made with unexpected ingredients like ginger and mascarpone cheese--are the perfect ending to a hot day in the sun THE SIMPLEST PASTA RECIPE EVER Linguine and Romaine […]

'Moesha' star Sheryl Lee Ralph shares her recipes for orzo salad, which features diced turkey, avocado, and feta cheese; and sauteed shrimp served with a jalapeno-cilantro dipping sauce. Jane Fonda's summer vegetable saute and John O'Hurley's pistachio-flavored filet mignon are also described.

Recipes are given for spinach dip, turkey burgers with crispy 'fries,' potato salad with cucumbers and dill, pasta salad with grilled vegetables, barbecued pork sandwiches, cabbage and peach slaw, chicken nuggets on greens with buttermilk dressing and more.

Italians might think they own pasta, but they'd be wrong. The whole world it, and pasta speaks a new language as it crosses borders. Take the fine strands of wheat […]

Seven recipes that use tomatoes and pasta as their main ingredients are presented. The recipes are easy to prepare and either low in calories or cost to make. The recipes include Cincinnati chili, 'Italian sub' spaghetti, spaghetti salad and Tex-Mex skillet pasta pie.

Noodle recipes are quick and easy to prepare. Recipes include Spaghetti and Tomato Salad with Dill Yogurt Dressing, Bean-Thread Noodle and Vegetable Salad, Soba Noodle Soup with Roast Pork and Bok Choy, Linguine with Tomato Basil Clam Sauce, Rice Stick Noodle Salad with Shrimp and Udon Salad with Grilled Chicken.

Asian cuisines feature a wide variety of low-fat noodles made from such substances as rice flour, buckwheat, corn and potato starch. Recipes presented are: somen lo mein, sesame noodle pancake, spicy Asian sauce, and fragrant Thai cellophane noodle salad., The culinary revolution of the last decade has drastically changed our view of noodles. In the past, the word noodle conjured up images of Italian pasta, in all its wonderful [...]

Recipes from around the world are presented. These include salade Nicoise from France and a Mexican pork dish called posole. German pork roast, chicken tandoori from India, pasta e fagioli from Italy and lamb tagine from North Africa recipes are also given.

Making dinner a special occasion can enhance an individual's enjoyment of food, and aromatic foods can be especially satisfying. Recipes are given for rosemary-citrus grilled tuna, linguine with sun-dried tomatoes, thyme-scented pork Marsala and more.

Can you really make a tasty, nutrient-rich sauce with just five ingredients? We tested 50 recipes and came up with 12 pasta sauces that can't be topped. Pasta is a [...]

The world's easiest entree just got easier--with good-to-the-last-bite toppings that you whip up while the water boils Radiators with Arugula, Tomatoes & Pancetta Dinner-party dazzling, yet fast enough to fix […]

Meals that can be prepared in one hour or less include pasta with chicken and asparagus, spicy shrimp boil, beef and rice with coconut-peanut sauce, grilled pork with mango salsa, roasted cod with mashed potatoes, Chicken Caeser salad and more.

Tips are given on how to cook pasta correctly. Then by using flavorful ingredients pasta sauces can be made quickly. Sauce recipes include sour-creamy primavera, cheddar-ham-broccoli, black and green olives with chicken olive sauce, meat, gorgonzola cheese with onion, and wild mushroom.

Best-selling noodle dishes from oriental restaurants across Canada are presented. They include noodle cake with stir-fried topping from Ed and Helen Eng's Chicago Cafe, pad Thai from Fan-Fare and Edo Restaurant's nabeyaki soup.

Seven easy-to-prepare pasta recipes are presented. The pasta used are pappardelle or fettuccine, penne or ziti, shell or bow-tie pasta, cheese tortellini or ravioli, fusili and linguine. The ingredients include shrimp, lettuce, arugula, bacon and peas.

Now that the winter season is finally behind us, spring has arrived. The new season not only brings more pleasant temperatures, it also prompts many of us to begin thinking [...]

Some Hollywood celebrities present their own dishes for the big Oscar night. Wolfgang Puck, chef and owner of Spago in Los Angeles, offers his own 'Roast Pork Normandy'. Actress Vivica A. Fox of 'Independence Day' fame shares her 'Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs' dish secrets.

Recipes of classic Italian dishes for the weight-conscious and the less weight-conscious are presented. These include lean and lavish versions of bolognese sauce, polenta and veal. Italian-style table settings are also demonstrated.

Recipes for low-fat comfort foods are presented. They include Fearless 'fried' chicken, Chicken parmigiana, Lower-fat brownies, Chili ginger flank steak, Creamy macaroni 'n' cheese, Oven-fried potatoes, Speedy lentil chili, Fresh fruit coffee cake and Sticky cinnamon buns.

Recipes from several restaurants are presented, These include: spiced apple and raisin coffee cake; coffee-rubbed game hens with mushroom ragout; chunky potatoes with cheese, garlic and pesto; Bulgarian beef stew, gratin of cod with white-wine sauce and double-chocolate cheesecake.

A low-fat menu for four is presented. Recipes include lox and melon with chives and lemon, roasted fennel and pear salad with balsamic-pear dressing, three-citrus meringue tart and fusilli with porcini puttanesca sauce. Other pasta ideas are also presented.