Hey look at that! I’m trying that thing where you have a picture of the thing. This is a combination of a couple of recipes I found online. It’s a simply and hearty one pot meal that comes together in under an hour from cheap ingredients, and it tastes great too, so what’s not to… Continue reading Pasta E Ceci (Pasta with Chickpeas)
Category: Italian
Creamy Mushroom Pasta with Toasted Pecans
There’s more stuff going in here, it’s a lot. But I was shocked by how well the flavors came together considering it was something I cobbled together out of four different recipes on the internet. Also, I feel like the recipe is deceptively simple. You spend most of the time cooking the mushrooms down. You… Continue reading Creamy Mushroom Pasta with Toasted Pecans
The Best God Damn Meatballs I’ve ever made
Takes some specialized equipment. Also, this makes a lot, this is what I use for dinner parties and it feeds about a dozen. So: you mix up the meatballs, smoke them for a while for flavor, bake them in the oven at high heat to get some browning on the outside, and then let them… Continue reading The Best God Damn Meatballs I’ve ever made
Scarpaccia
This is an Italian tart that is mostly made from zucchini. I was curious to try it out because it’s a cooking method I’ve never heard of before: you salt a bunch of sliced zucchini and onion, then put something heavy on top of it to press the water out. Later, you remove the veggies,… Continue reading Scarpaccia
Asparagus and Red Pepper cream sauce
This is something I like to make in the spring when asparagus is in season, it’s a slight twist on an alfredo sauce and I think the vegetables really brighten it up. It’s best when asparagus is in season, but you can really make it any time of year. Ingredients 3 tablespoons butter 1 large… Continue reading Asparagus and Red Pepper cream sauce
Red Pesto
Turns out red pesto is green pesto, and then you blend in a shitload of sun dried tomatoes and roasted red peppers. And that’s it. It’s fantastic, on the level of “Why was I wasting time with the green stuff?” Ingredients 3 ounces pine nuts 1 12 ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained 12 sun… Continue reading Red Pesto
Utica Greens
I’m not even entirely sure where I heard of this, but I’m glad I did. It’s a great side dish; you mix up bitter greens with parmesan, proscuitto, and hot peppers; most of the cooking takes place on the stove, but you end up popping it in the oven right at the end, so a… Continue reading Utica Greens
Pepperoni
Okay, so, for this: this isn’t a dry cured pepperoni. I would love to make that, but I don’t have a space in my apartment to set up a meat curing cabinet. This is smoked (or, if you don’t have access to a smoker, you can mix in some liquid smoke and bake it in… Continue reading Pepperoni
Garlic abomination
So, not even really sure what to call this, it’s something we just made up. It’s a pasta dish. You caramelize a bunch of onions really hard until they’re medium brown, then mix in a half a pound of roasted and mashed garlic, and go from there. It’s very decadent and gives you the most… Continue reading Garlic abomination
Eggplant Lasagna
A Few Quick Things 1. This is not strictly lasagna. I ran out of room in the baking pan and cooked pasta on the stove. It does taste like lasagna though. 2. I just started growing and eating eggplant a few years ago and this is the best thing I’ve done with it. Diced eggplant… Continue reading Eggplant Lasagna
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