Need a basic, but wholesome tomato pasta sauce in a hurry?  Here’s a recipe!  Try using it with artisan ravioli! Ingredients: (Makes ~4 Servings) 1/4 cup Carrot, finely diced ¼ cup Celery, finely diced ¾ cup Onion, finely diced 2 cloves Garlic, minced 28oz Whole Canned Tomatoes, pureed or Canned Tomato Sauce 2 tbsp Fresh …

When my wife tells me something is particularly healthy for her (nettles are apparently very healthy for women), you know that I am going to cook it for her … especially when it tastes this good.  She isn’t into cheese, so I subbed the parmigiano reggiano with some lemon and then some extra flor de sal to …

Christo is back with a guest post and is as creative and delicious as ever. I wish he lived in Seattle and not New York City, because I’d love to spend some time with him in our kitchen.  If we ever do an iron chef type contest, Christo will be the guy to beat.  Here he …

Pictured: Lobster-filled, heart-shaped ravioli with Fennel & Parmesan Sauce This pasta sauce prominently features the crisp, anise-like flavor of fresh fennel bulb cooked with white wine and parmesan cheese.  This brightly-flavored sauce pairs perfectly with any of our seafood filled ravioli varieties.  If fennel bulb isn’t to your liking, simply substitute fresh leek for a milder …

Melt 1 stick of salted butter. Brown the butter by simmering on medium heat until you smell a nutty aroma. Throw in one tablespoon roughly chopped sage (tablespoon) and cook for a few minutes until the sage is crispy. In a separate pan, saute chopped wild mushrooms in a little peanut oil. Then pour in …

I think I needed some attention.  You see… I am the leader of MarxFoods.com which would ordinarily make me the head honcho.  But, at photo shoots I play the role of both director and dishwasher / prep cook / photo assistant.  And, two years into this with the rest of the shoot team all working together beautifully, I’m …

We developed this recipe especially for serving with Seafood Ravioli, but you could use it on almost any of the Nuovo Ravioli varieties.  If you wanted to amp up the dill flavor even more, you could try substituting dill pollen for the fresh dill. Lemon and Dill Butter Pasta Sauce: (Makes enough for 2 servings) …

  Pasta with Sauteed Fresh Mushrooms, Sausage, and Truffle Butter Serves 4-6 This recipe uses fresh fettuccini pasta as a bed for fresh porcini mushrooms (you could use any fresh  mushrooms) sautéed with game sausage and garlic, then topped with seasoned bread crumbs and black truffle butter at the last second for a truly decadent result.  …

Wild mushrooms and pasta were made for each other, and this sauce is so easy that you can throw it together and eat blissfully on a weeknight in a pinch.  This sauce pairs nicely with any of our fine cheese-filled raviolis or the pasta of your choice. Wild Mushroom & Herb Pasta Sauce (serves 4) …

This lamb sausage bolognese is a quick yet classy version of the classic pasta sauce.   Ingredients 12 oz. lamb merguez sausage, removed from casing. 2 onions, diced 2 carrots, diced 2 celery stalks, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 24 oz. can crushed tomatoes 2/3 cup parmigiano reggiano, grated ½ cup fresh basil leaves, chopped …