I mentioned that I'm going through my old foodie magazines in preparation for moving. It's not for three months but going through a gazillion magazines, takes time. I'm still working on Cooking Light 
and it's been quite rewarding. For example, just when I realized that it was Wednesday and I still hadn't made a pasta dish for Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by an old friend, make that long-time friend, Katie of Thyme for Cooking. I love her posts. They always start my day with a smile. But I digress....while I was looking through - and ripping out recipes, I found one for pasta with a chickpea and garlic sauce, which intrigued me. And never being one to let a good thing alone, I made it my own...taking out a little of this and adding a lot of ...well see for yourself..
What's your favorite way to change up a recipe?
Don't forget to send in your pasta dishes to Katie for this week's Presto Pasta Night Roundup. Just drop her a line with your link - don't forget to mention Thyme for Cooking and a link in the post - to thyme2 (dot) kate (at) gmail (dot) com and a cc to me at ruth (at)4everykitchen (dot) com.
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Is this pile of recipes going to take up just about as much room as all those magazines? It could happen easily. Maybe you should scan them into the computer instead :)
hmmmm...scanning is a good idea too. Epicurious (Gourmet & Bon Appetit) also has a recipe box, easier than scanning and sorting, so I'll start with them ;-D
Hi Ruth,
My first time in your blog. Lovely blog you got here. I have my own blog and interested in participating in "Pasta Cooking event". Can you please give me some more details as I am a little confused? Is it a weekly event? When is the roundup and where is the list of whom to send recipes to for a certain week. Please help. My email id priya.mitharwal@gmail.com or my blog is http://mharorajasthanrecipes.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to leave me a message.
Priya, I will send you a seperate email, but check here for Presto Pasta Night Guidelines. http://www.prestopastanights.com/2009/02/how-to-join-presto-pasta-night-fun.html
It's a weekly event - every Friday, in fact. Hosting varies so do check www.prestopastanights.com to see who's hosting each week.
That sounds wonderful, Ruth! (The chickpeas in pasta, not the moving. I can't imagine what a nightmare it must be to pack!)
And I know what you mean about making changes. Although, I try not to be quite as cavalier as I used to be. Once I made stir-fried chicken and almonds but instead of chicken I used fish and instead of almonds I used sesame seeds. As I recall, I think the only thing that was left of the recipe was the onions and garlic.
-Elizabeth
i love rediscovering recipes in old cooking magazines. Whenever I first receive them, I bookmark tons of recipes. Only to promptly forget all of them by the next week. I really need to do something about that!
The pasta looks delicious...chickpeas and garlic are a great combination!
I always forget how many great recipes are in my magazines and when I flip through them again, I wonder how I could have missed them. The chickpeas sound delicious in this pasta!
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