Archive for Pastas
Nov
06
Mafalde Bolognese Sauce- Meat Sauce
Posted by: | CommentsRecipe: Mafalde with Bolognese Sauce – Meat Sauce
Summary: Mafalde Bolognese Sauce is a hearty, rich , flavorful and filling meat sauce. This is comfort food to me. This dish is even better the next day.
Ingredients
- 1 lb of Mafalde Pasta. (or your choice of pasta)
- ½ lb beef
- ½ lb veal
- ½ lb sausage, no casing.
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- about 5 cloves of sliced garlic
- ¼ cup heavy cream- (optional)
- 2 large cans of whole tomato’s , Crushed tomatoes works fine too. So your preference.
- Salt, pepper, and if you like crushed red chili’s. Adjust to your liken.
- Grated cheese ( optional) to your liking.
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Oct
29
Ricotta Gnocchi
Posted by: | CommentsRecipe: Ricotta Gnocchi
Summary: Ricotta Gnocchi
Ingredients
- 1 lb of fresh ricotta, preferably Buffula, or sheep’s milk ricotta.
- ¼ cup of fresh grated parmigiano cheese.
- 1 whole nut nutmeg nut. If you cant find it don’t worry.
- 1-2 whole eggs depending on the consistency of the ricotta.
- Have a 5 lb bag of all purpose flour, you wont need it all it’s just good to have.
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Oct
29
Capellini with Shrimp and Peas
Posted by: | CommentsRecipe: Capellini with Shrimp and Peas
Summary: Capellini with Shrimp and Peas
Ingredients
- 1 bag of frozen shrimp, cleaned with out the shell. This isn’t my first choice but every supermarket has 5 lb bag or so. Its just easy.
- 1 pound bag of dry capellini.
- 1 handful of fresh mint.
- 2 cloves of garlic.
- ½ a pound of fresh peas, frozen will do.
- Olive oil ,
- salt & pepper,
- touch of butter.
Oct
27
Winter Pesto Sauce
Posted by: | CommentsRecipe: Winter Pesto Sauce
Summary: Winter Pesto Sauce easy breezy, I like some lemon zest over my pasta with this dish, enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 cleaned bushel fresh parsley
- ½ cup of toasted wallnuts. Toast them yourself. Use a frying pan.
- ½ fresh squeezed lemon.
- 2 cloves of garlic ,
- salt and pepper,
- about ½ a cup of extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup fresh grated parmigiano reggiano cheese.
Oct
25
Spaghetti Squash Puttanesca
Posted by: | CommentsRecipe: Spaghetti Squash Puttanesca
Summary: Spaghetti Squash Puttanesca
Ingredients
- 1 med to large spaghetti squash
- 1 large can of whole plum tomato sauce
- About 5 cloves of fresh sliced garlic
- 1 cup of capers (Make sure you rinse them on cold water and drain)
- 1 cup of your favorite pitted olives (That means no pits)
- Tea spoon crushed red chilli flakes.
- Some good extra virgin olive oil
Oct
25
Fusilli with Oxtail Ragu
Posted by: | CommentsRecipe: Fusilli with Oxtail Ragu
Summary: Fusilli with Oxtail Ragu
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 lbs of oxtail
- half a bottle of red wine
- 2 large cans of plum tomato sauce or about 3 lbs
- 8 cloves of garlic
- 2 large carrots
- 1 large onion
- 1 lb of fusilli or whatever pasta shape you want (I prefer Garafalo brand of dry pastas)
- fist full of mint salt, pepper, dry chilli’s and olive oil
