Kids Recipes, Pasta, Soups

HEARTY PASTA SOUP

When you want to eat to your heart’s content,try this Hearty Pasta Soup.Loaded with veggies,this nutritious soup with pasta is a meal in itself.Specially for working women,who come home and find it tiring to make a meal,this recipe will come to the rescue.I came up with this recipe while surfing one day,and made it for dinner some time back.Needless to say Dhivya enjoyed,even Ravi had it without fuss.I have been thinking of posting soup recipes lately and have come up with 2 or more soups with pasta.I also write reviews for Savorit Limited from where I got this spiral variety…

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Kids Recipes, Pasta, Soups

GARBANZO TOMATO PASTA SOUP

Garbanzo Tomato Pasta Soup is a totally filling soup and a meal in itself owing to the addition of pasta and garbanzo.Garbanzo is nothing but white chick peas which can be either soaked and pressure cooked or store bought in a can.I have soaked and cooked it,you can do it either way.When I first sounded the name of this,I was thinking this might be a tiring job and tough recipe to make.But I was wrong.I made this within 15 minutes and was ready for dinner well before tome.The addition of basil leaves adds an Italian touch and the flavor is…

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Pasta, Salads

PASTA SALAD

My daughter is fond of pasta and I do make a lot of varieties at home with different sauces and vegetables. For a long time I was wanting to post something with pasta which is fresh crunchy and nutritious and above all easy to make.I had this opportunity to contribute for Savorit Foods and I will be posting a few recipes now and then here in my blog.The pasta turned out super delicious and filling too.This particular recipe is a culmination of my idea and a few recipes from the web.It can be a healthy meal option or a small…

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Kids Recipes, Pasta

INDIAN STYLE PASTA

I usually try pastas with white sauce or red sauce,but for a change tried this pasta recipe with our very own Indian Masalas.I had half a packet of spiral pasta lying in my pantry and this became a tasty snack for my daughter.This can be made with many variations and adding vegetables of your choice.In a matter of few minutes delicious pasta will be ready.This is a change from cheesy pastas which turn out be high on calories too.Prepared with the desi spices and packed with nutrition and taste this is absolutely a winner recipe. As you can see I…

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Dinner recipes, Kids Recipes, Pasta, Snacks

WHITE PASTA SAUCE WITH VEGETABLES

Anything is pasta goes well and a thumbs up at my home.It has to be a pasta and that’s it.Among the various pastas i use i like the penne one for no reason.May be it’s shape.Anyway it so happened during last month i had made this,but i had not posted for for long due to my migration of the blog.This is the apt time,since i know many moms would be beating their minds to fill the tummies of their kids during summer holidays.This is a super filling preparation,that never goes wrong to impress your little ones. So try out this…

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Kids Recipes, Pasta

BROCCOLI PASTA/PASTA RECIPES

Broccoli is a cousin of cauliflower which has absolute no taste of its own and so kids hate it.But broccoli has innumerable health benefits and is an excellent source of Vitamin C.It reduces the obesity and decreases the risk of heart disease and has been associated with lowering the rates of colon cancer.So whenever I get a chance,I buy this flower and try to incorporate in the meal.As I was searching for some fancy recipe to attract kiddos and also wanted to make a simple dish I stumbled upon this recipe.It is very easy and the ingredients are very few…

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International Recipes, Kids Recipes, Pasta

PENNE ARRABIATA/PASTA RECIPES/KIDS RECIPES

Penne Arrabiata is a favourite recipe of my daughter and she will eat this at anytime of the day.I try out various pasta recipes and this one was made long back and was lying in my draft.All kids are fond of pasta and the sauces that they are made with.Pasta sauce is a homemade one with which I have made penne arrabiata.When you have this sauce made this in advance,then things become much easier.I made this for dinner and was enjoyed by all.Here goes the easy and yum yum recipe of Penne Arrabiata.

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Pasta

SUMMER CORN TOMATO PASTA

Another recipe i made this week was a very simple,yet filling one.Loaded with the goodness of corn,this is a pleasing and appealing one for all kiddos.I always try to include veggies in pasta when dhivya asks me to make pasta and corn and tomato go very well with pasta.This one is an innovative recipe of mine,since i ran out of ideas and whwteve came to my mind,i made and it was very well liked.Thanks to the cheery tomatoes as an additional ingredient in the recipe.Not long ago i posted spaghetti,but this multi coloured spiral pasta will be fun to eat…

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Pasta, Soups

BAKED BEANS PASTA SOUP

It is always a constant nagging of my daughter to post something new in my blog.It so happened that i was not feeling to spend time too much in the kitchen , but still didn’t want to dissapoint her.We bought a can of baked beans from Nilgiris and i found a correct recipe to make and to please dhivya as well.Baked beans in tomato sauce has a unique taste and it was a filling soup as well when served warm.See the recipe which i adapted from tarla dalal making a few adjustments to suit our taste. Notes

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