I know I know….it’s only recently that I posted about food here: Beef and chicken and pork, too. Or is that two? (Friday food for mid-June, 2023) But I’ve got so many great food links that I wanted to write some more on it. This time I am focusing on carbs!

Noodles: When we talk about noodles, we are really talking about non-pasta noodles, because really spaghetti is as much of a noodle as anything.

So we have this recipe for curry singapore vermicelli noodles that I want to try. Or maybe I will try to make this version of singapore noodles. It’s one of my favorite noodle dishes, but instead of making it, I just keep collecting recipes, like this one from Bon Appetit on how to make Singapore Noodles. I think I need to make making them a goal for 2023!

Another noodle dish I’m afraid of making is dan dan noodles. I have made this:  dan dan celeriac noodles. It’s not authentic, but it’s good. Maybe I should follow this version from Joanne Chang at Food & Wine. Or this version, from Martha.

Meanwhile I have made these peanut noodles with chicken several times and they were easy and delicious. (see above)

Speaking of easy and delicious, this recipe for curry sheet pan noodles could fill the bill. As could these spicy vegetable lo mein noodles. If you are fan of udon noodles, check out Martha’s udon noodles shiitake mushrooms ginger broth . Still wanting noodles? Here’s:  16 Easy Noodle Recipes for a Quick Meal Any Time of Day.

Pasta: like many people, I love pasta. One reason I do is because it is easy. For example, this one pot pasta with ricotta and lemon recipe. Or this one pot macaroni pasta meal. And you can’t beat Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce with onion and butter when it comes to easy and delicious. It’s one of my favorites. (More on Marcella Hazan and the 30th anniversary of her masterpiece, “Essentials of iItalian Cooking).

Speaking of Italian classics, here’s: Calabrian Carbonara Recipe from Andrew Carmellini at Food & Wine. More carbonara there.

For fans of  bolognese, we have that from Budget Bytes (shown above) and this: bolognese meat sauce from Food & Wine. It may not be traditional, but this sounds good: Pappardelle with White Bolognese.

More Italian classics: Pasta alla Gricia, and Bucatini all’Amatriciana and Spaghetti Aglio e Olio. And let’s not forget arrabiata! Here’s Ina’s version if you like your pasta hot and spicy. Speaking of hot and spicy, here’s two takes on puttanesca, here and here (which for some reason Nigella calls Slattern’s Spaghetti).

Moving on from Italians, let’s talk about American pasta and people like Alison Roman and her pantry pasta. Or a classic Italian American pasta: Pasta Fazool This is very American: Easy BLT Pasta As are these two from Bon Appetit: How Chris Morocco Makes Pantry Pasta in the Time It Takes the Noodles to Boil and Macaroni and Peas Is the Desperation Meal That Always Satisfies

Pasta and greens go great together. If you agree, check out this garlicky spaghetti with mixed greens. Or pasta with garlicky broccoli rabe from smitten kitchen.  This has greens and beans: creamy chickpea pasta with spinach and rosemary. So does this: linguine with chickpeas broccoli and ricotta. And this chile crisp fettuccine alfredo with spinach sounds different but delicious.

And why not try this cheesy baked pasta? Or use up some sage with: Penne with Asparagus Sage and Peas. In a rush? Make: Fast and Easy Pasta With Blistered Cherry Tomato Sauce or this pasta sausage basil and mustard here 

For gnocchi lovers, turn up the oven for this four cheese gnocchi bake. If you like that, try this: Easy Baked Gnocchi. Or this  sheet pan gnocchi. How about: creamy tuscan sausage gnocchi?

Finally, here’s some advice on how to make polenta. And here’s a list of things to try using that pasta that looks like rice: 15 Favorite Orzo Recipes.

Rice: speaking of that other great carb, let me start with some Italian rice recipes. Like this lemon risotto. Or this Italian Wedding risotto. There’s this  sweet corn risotto too. And after you have risotto, you take your leftovers and go make Michael Symon’s Arancini Recipe perhaps.

Italian rice recipes are great, but so too are these ones from the Americas. For instance, this one pot cuban chicken rice and beans is one of my favorites (seen below). Try making pollo asado with black beans and rice or southwest chicken and rice. You’ll be happy and full in no time!

Happy cooking!