I’m not big on jewelry. Good thing considering that early on in our relationship Tim gave me these:
Pack & Cheese
31 Jan 11 by Jenn Martin | 3 Comments | 122 view(s)Categories: food | Tags: food, pasta
Crispy Gnocchi with Fresh Peas and Bacon
2 Jul 10 by Jenn Martin | 2 Comments | 956 view(s)Categories: food, garden | Tags: pasta, spring, summer
What do you call it when you have to go the bathroom really badly?
A “pee-mergency”!
And, if you go in the bathroom American and you come out American, what are you while you are in there?
You’re a pee-ing! (European)
Classic Pesto
27 Aug 09 by Jenn Martin | 1 Comment | 181 view(s)Categories: food | Tags: pasta, pesto
Although Oakley is now a fan of tomato sauce, her pasta sauce of choice remains pesto. Good thing, given that we have 8 basil plants in 4 different varieties flourishing in our garden. Before we left for our summer trip, we harvested over 4 pounds of basil (and this was just the leaves after stemming! Just think what this would cost at the grocery store!). Several batches of pesto are now in our freezer waiting to bring a burst of summer freshness to winter meals of pasta, tomato soup, or pizza.
The name for this versatile sauce comes from pestle, as in the mortar and pestle traditionally used to pound it. Not interested in having a 15 minute arm workout just for dinner? Well then, feel free to cheat and use a hand blender as your modern-day pestle to make this classic pesto. Or is it now blendo?
Fresh Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter
9 Aug 09 by Jenn Martin | 1 Comment | 434 view(s)Categories: food | Tags: pasta, pasta sauce, tomatoes
This is the sauce the converted my formerly red sauce phobic middle child. With only 4 ingredients – tomatoes, butter, onion, and salt – what’s not to love?
“Mac”-n-cheese with Peas and Ham
19 Mar 09 by Jenn Martin | 3 Comments | 793 view(s)Categories: food | Tags: macaroni and cheese, pasta
Macaroni and cheese – comfort food at its best. This is our take on it – no bread crumb topping, cavatappi rather than macaroni, made on the stovetop with peas and ham, but without the ubiquitous blue box. And, no, your kids won’t even miss it.
“Macaroni” and Cheese with Peas and Ham
adapted from Cook’s Illustrated’s New Best Recipes
Serves 6-8 as a main dish (usually 2 meals for us), 10-12 as a side dish. Can easily be halved.