Cooking
We've been hit by rather colder-than usual weather here. Normally, I'm still in short sleeves at this time of year. I tell my Northern relatives of making holiday dinner while wearing a tank top!
Not this year, though. It's been cold. I'm fine with that, having grown up with what can only be described as 'brrrr' weather. Lots of snow, lots of cold.
Which suits me fine, as I've been craving cold-weather foods of late.
Something we almost never make, and I'm not entirely sure why, is a stuffed pasta. But, I had a container of ricotta, purchased for some recipe that never materialized, and we had plenty of sauce remaining from my adventure in children's cooking. There's always pine nuts in the freezer, as well as some sort of grating cheese in the refrigerator.
Very basic: sauce, par-boiled shells filled with a mixture of ricotta, grated Asiago, toasted pine nuts and a couple of eggs, more sauce, and mozzarella; baked about 22 minutes.
Simple, warm and filling. Exactly what I need when the temperature drops into the twenties...
This month, Blog Party is creating Fusion...food fusion, that is!
Mix & match cuisines, get creative with your spices, and join the party! Entries are due THIS Thursday, 15 November; leave a link in the comments or send your URL to thehappysorceress at gmail dot com. Hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Pasta + Pine Nuts + Baking + Cheese + Dinner
- Basic Pesto Recipe
With Summer in full blast the scent of basil is in the air. At my house the most common thing to do with basil is make pesto. Pesto is an intensely herby sauce that with pasta makes a meal or is great dabbed on top of fish, swirled in soup, on pizza,...
- Happy Birthday
Yesterday was Matt's birthday. It's a milestone, which he's not too happy about. We're having an official 'to-do' later this month, but of course the three of us had to celebrate. There were cool gifts, and Matt had exactly...
- Wartime Wednesday: Welsh Rarebit
I'd write more, but...um; I've misplaced the book?! It was good, and the way the cheese was drizzled was new for me. I'll add more when/if (?!) I find The Great Book, promise. Yikes. This is what happens when you crash-course home improvements....
- Avocado, Chipotle & Smoked Turkey Salad Sandwiches
Some friends were having a small potluck-style get-together over the weekend, and we were stumped; what to bring? Finally, I came up with these yummy sandwiches. Diced avocado, celery, scallion, smoked turkey breast, mayonnaise and freshly-ground chipotles,...
- Shf#17: Decadent Dairy
I've missed out on the last couple of 'big' events, so I made that extra effort to fit the latest SHF into my (boring, yet busy) schedule. And since this month's theme, selected by Spittoon Extra, is dairy, I knew I could have a little...
Cooking
Pine Nut & Ricotta-Stuffed Shells
We've been hit by rather colder-than usual weather here. Normally, I'm still in short sleeves at this time of year. I tell my Northern relatives of making holiday dinner while wearing a tank top!
Not this year, though. It's been cold. I'm fine with that, having grown up with what can only be described as 'brrrr' weather. Lots of snow, lots of cold.
Which suits me fine, as I've been craving cold-weather foods of late.
Something we almost never make, and I'm not entirely sure why, is a stuffed pasta. But, I had a container of ricotta, purchased for some recipe that never materialized, and we had plenty of sauce remaining from my adventure in children's cooking. There's always pine nuts in the freezer, as well as some sort of grating cheese in the refrigerator.
Very basic: sauce, par-boiled shells filled with a mixture of ricotta, grated Asiago, toasted pine nuts and a couple of eggs, more sauce, and mozzarella; baked about 22 minutes.
Simple, warm and filling. Exactly what I need when the temperature drops into the twenties...
This month, Blog Party is creating Fusion...food fusion, that is!
Mix & match cuisines, get creative with your spices, and join the party! Entries are due THIS Thursday, 15 November; leave a link in the comments or send your URL to thehappysorceress at gmail dot com. Hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Pasta + Pine Nuts + Baking + Cheese + Dinner
- Basic Pesto Recipe
With Summer in full blast the scent of basil is in the air. At my house the most common thing to do with basil is make pesto. Pesto is an intensely herby sauce that with pasta makes a meal or is great dabbed on top of fish, swirled in soup, on pizza,...
- Happy Birthday
Yesterday was Matt's birthday. It's a milestone, which he's not too happy about. We're having an official 'to-do' later this month, but of course the three of us had to celebrate. There were cool gifts, and Matt had exactly...
- Wartime Wednesday: Welsh Rarebit
I'd write more, but...um; I've misplaced the book?! It was good, and the way the cheese was drizzled was new for me. I'll add more when/if (?!) I find The Great Book, promise. Yikes. This is what happens when you crash-course home improvements....
- Avocado, Chipotle & Smoked Turkey Salad Sandwiches
Some friends were having a small potluck-style get-together over the weekend, and we were stumped; what to bring? Finally, I came up with these yummy sandwiches. Diced avocado, celery, scallion, smoked turkey breast, mayonnaise and freshly-ground chipotles,...
- Shf#17: Decadent Dairy
I've missed out on the last couple of 'big' events, so I made that extra effort to fit the latest SHF into my (boring, yet busy) schedule. And since this month's theme, selected by Spittoon Extra, is dairy, I knew I could have a little...