We love our pasta around here, especially if it’s whole-grain and homemade. However, as a diabetic, I prefer a lower carb pasta, but one that must be as comforting, tasty, satisfying and as filling as grain-based pasta. For more than a decade, I’ve been making “noodles” from vegetables, especially zucchini and yellow squash, although other […]
Review: Spiral vegetable slicer
Noodles out of zucchini? Why, yes! I’ve written about my beloved “zoodles” many times, hereĀ for example. The tool of choice for my zoodles is this manual, spiral vegetable slicer. (No, I am not an affiliate, nor do I receive any compensation. This is the one I actually purchased, use and love!) The simplicity of this […]
Got zucchini? Make zoodles
For those who love pasta noodles but cannot or choose not to eat grains or limit carbs, zoodles (aka zucchini noodles or ribbons) are a pleasant, versatile pasta-like dish. Zoodles are long strips of zucchini that bear a striking resemblance to pasta noodles, both with the eyes and with the mouth. Zoodles are simple to […]