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    • A recipe that will get your family to eat spaghetti squash.

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Mar 26th
      Parmesan Spaghetti with Toasted Walnuts. Can you see the spaghetti squash in there?

      Parmesan Spaghetti with Toasted Walnuts. Can you see the spaghetti squash in there?

      I love spaghetti squash.

      This is spaghetti squash. Not quite spaghetti, but I’ll give the squash props for putting in its best effort.

      I do love spaghetti squash.

      But then again, you’d be hard pressed to find a vegetable that I did not like.

      That said, I definitely will not try to claim that spaghetti squash tastes like spaghetti. No, all you low-carb eaters out there, it does not. But it is still tasty and this recipe is a great way to get the family on board with it.

      Parmesan Spaghetti with Toasted Walnuts

      • 1 1/4 cup walnuts
      • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
      • 1/2 cup olive oil
      • juice of one medium orange
      • 2 garlic cloves, minced
      • 1 tsp ground black pepper
      • 1 lb.  whole wheat spaghetti
      • 1 cup Italian parsley, fine-chopped
      • 1 spaghetti squash

      1. Cook your spaghetti squash first. 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

      2. Lower heat to 350°F while the squash cools. Toast walnuts on baking sheet 
for 5 minutes, stir and toast for another 5. Let cool, and coarsely chop.

      3. Whisk together cheese, oil, juice from the orange, garlic, and pepper in large bowl.

      4. Cook pasta according to package directions.  Add drained pasta to cheese mixture, and toss to combine.

      5. Remove the seeds and shred your spaghetti squash with a fork, scraping it from its shell.  Add half to your spaghetti mixture. Toss well. Not rocket science.

      6. Stir in parsley and walnuts, and season with salt and more pepper, if desired.

       

      The family ate this a little too willingly. Hmmm...Next time I will add more spaghetti squash because what is mealtime without a fight??

      The family ate this a little too willingly. Hmmm…Next time I will add more spaghetti squash.

       

      Posted in Meatless mealtime | Tagged walnuts, whole wheat spaghetti
    • Whole Wheat Sesame Noodles with Veggies

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Dec 11th

       

      A twist on traditional spaghetti.

      Whole Wheat Sesame Noodles with Veggies

      Here is a recent family meal that was a hit. And trust me. Many are not.

      And boy do those kids let me know.

      I always hear, “Are you going to blog about this??”

      …followed by how either I should or shouldn’t.

      Thanks, guys. :/

      Example you ask? Well, I tried to make “Oatmeal hot chocolate pancakes” a few weeks ago.

      Epic fail.

      The pancakes tasted good, but the texture was just wrong and weird and just WRONG.

      However, this meal was not.

      What I personally liked the best about this dish was the toasted sesame seeds. LOVE THEM. Also having a nice tahini sauce for a change was good. I have done the peanut butter sauce/noodle thing several times and it’s good and all, but been there done that. Tahini for today.

       

      Do you have tahini? Or even know what it is? It’s just sesame seeds ground up into a paste. Give it a shot. Buy it. Try it.  Look for it near the peanut butter/almond butter section of the “healthy” section of your grocery store.

      As always, here is a closer look at how this meal goes down.

       When I am pressed for time, I use my “cheater bags”.

      Yes, lazy. Yes, easy.

      Pre-cut bags. Yes, easy. Yes, lazy.

      Fine chop your broccoli either by hand or get even lazier and use the pulse button on your food processor. 2 seconds.

      Fine chop your broccoli either by hand or get even lazier and use the pulse button on your food processor.

      Chop some green onion.

      Add green onion…

      Cook spaghetti for 5 minutes. Add your carrots for 1 minute.

      Cook your spaghetti, carrot…

      Add broccoli for a minute.

      and broccoli concoction…

      Toasted sesame seeds.

      Toast your sesame seeds…

      Add your sauce, seeds and veggies. Done.

      Mix your sauce, seeds, noodles and veggies. Done.

      Whole Wheat Sesame Noodles with Veggies

      Ingredients:

      The Sauce

      • 2 tablespoons tahini (You could use peanut butter here and I am sure it would still be good, but will not be the same. Try for the tahini!)
      • 2 tablespoons water
      • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
      • 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
      • 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
      • 3 teaspoons honey
      • 1/2 teaspoon salt
      • 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
      • 2 garlic cloves, minced

      The Noodles

      • 8 ounces whole wheat spaghetti
      • 1- 12oz package broccoli florets, fine chopped
      • 1- 10 oz package shredded carrots
      • 3/4 cup green onion, chopped
      • 4 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted at 350 degrees for 10 minutes total, (stirring after 5 minutes).
      • 1/4 teaspoon salt

       

      Directions: 

      Sauce

      1. Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl and stir well with a whisk. (Note: if your tahini is a tiny bit hard, heat in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to make it easier to whisk into the sauce.)

      Spaghetti and Veggie

      ***Spaghetti and veggies will all be cooked together, but vary on time.***

      1. To prepare spaghetti, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water for  8 minutes. DO NOT DRAIN.
      2. Add bag of carrots. Cook for 1 minute.
      3. Add fine-chopped broccoli. Cook for 1 minute.
      4. Drain pot of pasta and veggies. Place in a large bowl.
      5. Sprinkle with chopped green onion, sesame seeds and salt.
      6. Pour sauce evenly over the noodles and toss well.
      Noodles and Veggies.

      Whole Wheat Sesame Noodles and Veggies.

       

      Posted in Meatless mealtime | Tagged broccoli, tahini, whole wheat spaghetti
    • Spaghetti Tacos done healthy

      Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
      Nov 3rd

      Do you watch iCarly?

      Probably the only show agreed upon in this house.

      spaghetti tacos

      Spence serving up some spaghetti tacos. He gets the credit for today’s post.

      Always a kid pleaser.

      Spaghetti tacos. Always a crowd pleaser. Kids and adults.

      This

      Spaghetti.

      Topped with this.

      With sauce.

      Becomes this.

      Pile it all in a couple of taco shells and your golden.

      Here is the basic 3-ingredient recipe done a little healthier with whole wheat spaghetti noodles.

      Ingredients

      • 1 box whole wheat spaghetti
      • 1 box taco shells
      • 1 jar of marinara or venture out and make this easy homemade sauce.

      Directions

      1. Cook pasta according to box directions
      2. Add marinara to pasta
      3. Pile into your tacos
      If you have never done the spaghetti taco, give it a try.

      If you have never done the spaghetti taco, give it a try.

      Your kids will love you for it.

      Your kids will love you for it.

      Posted in Meatless mealtime | Tagged whole wheat spaghetti
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