Linguine with zucchini, capers, lemon, pine nuts and herbs and a tribute to Sher

As many of you in the food blog world I was shocked with the news that our dear Sher had suddenly passed away.A lovely woman who would brighten up everyone’s day with encouraging comments and kind words, Sher was a passionate foodie and shared many delicious recipes on her delightful blog. She was the queen of meatballs!I only knew her virtually, but she’ll be missed and my heart goes out to her

Linguine with olives, thyme and lemon

Some people hate Martha, but I’m one of those who love her. :)I got this recipe from her website; the original version calls for pappardelle, but I chose to use linguine (one of my favorite pasta shapes). I think the substitution worked well.It is a quick, easy to put together sauce and it smells wonderful, but one thing that didn’t please me much was finding large pieces of zest in my pasta – as

Artichoke and lemon linguine and I've won a book!

Food bloggers are the best, aren’t they?The talented Allen had his first book giveaway and I won! Yay!!He’s sending me this amazing book, which comes with a DVD. I can’t wait to start making recipes from it!Thank you, Allen!I once tried a no-carb diet. Needless to say, it was a huge failure. I avoided rice and potato and bravely resisted cakes and cookies. But there are two things I can’t live