8 Tricks to Trim Pasta Calories


Updated 01/13/12 3:40 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Healthy Pasta Tips

Pasta may have gotten a bad rap, thanks to the no-carb craze, but there are healthy ways to prepare pasta without derailing your diet. Trying to trim down in the New Year? Enjoy pasta guilt-free by following these eight tips for healthier noodle dishes. Source: Flickr User Bryan Ochalla Read more

Low-Carb, Low-Calorie, and Gluten-Free Pasta Alternatives


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Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Pasta Alternatives

Anyone on a low-carb diet thinks of pasta as the enemy. Even with whole wheat pasta alternatives, many people forgo their favorite Italian dish in order to cut back on carbs or can't eat it because of gluten. But the lure of a comforting plate of spaghetti is so much that there are plenty of pasta-esque dishes to calm cravings. Here are five low-carb, low-calorie, or gluten-free (or all of the Read more

Fast and Easy Pastas to Add to Your Dinner Arsenal


Updated 02/08/12 10:50 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Fast and Easy Pasta Dinners

Do your glands salivate at the sound of spicy bacon spaghetti? Does your "last meal" scenario involve ribbons of perfectly al dente pasta? If so, here's something right up your alley. It's a compilation of our favorite go-to weeknight pasta meals. From sausage to strawberries, there's little that can't be made better with the addition of some bucatini or tagliatelle. For more inspired workday Read more

Comfort Foods to Warm Your Kitchen


Updated 09/01/11 1:14 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

YumSugar's Best Comfort Food Recipes

It's cold and rainy and while I was trying to eat healthy for the first couple of weeks in January, lately all I crave is comfort food. Think steaming soups, roasted meats, melted cheese. Since you may be feeling the same way, I've rounded up our best Winter comfort dishes. Read more

Simple Butternut Squash Gnocchi


Updated 11/03/10 9:51 AM · Posted by Yum Community · 3 comments

How to Make Butternut Squash Gnocchi

Here, Lauren proves to everyone that making homemade gnocchi is simpler than you may think. I have always felt that making homemade pasta was much too long of a process for me to undertake, but with this simple recipe from Fine Cooking for rustic butternut squash gnocchi, it was really easy! I explicitly followed the recipe, including roasting the butternut squash with water which ensures that Read more