Blistered Tomato Basil Pasta with vine ripened cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and garlic in an olive oil sauce over angel hair pasta. Summer freshness in a bowl right here. There is nothing better than having your own tomatoes and basil in the garden to use in dishes like this. Even if you have store bought, this dish is packed with summer freshness. It won’t take long to blister cherry tomatoes in the pan with olive oil and garlic, then add fresh torn basil leaves and lots of parmesan. Simplicity tastes so good. Ingredients in Blistered Tomato Basil Pasta Related Recipes Fresh, summary dishes featuring tomatoes like Asparagus-Tomato Crispy Rice are…
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Orecchiette Pasta with Chorizo and Kale is creamy, saucy and packed with bits of bacon, shallot and freshly shaved parmesan. This comforting one bowl meal is ready in minutes, so you can sit back and enjoy. Grab a glass of wine and some crusty French bread. You’re going to want to sop up all that delicious sauce. A note about chorizo: There are many different kinds of chorizo. This recipe calls for ground chorizo that has the appearance of ground pork. My favorite is from Hempler’s located locally in Ferndale, Washington. It is considerably different than the tube style chorizo found in most grocery stores. The difference is the quality…
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Mushroom Chive Pappardelle with portobello mushrooms and fresh chives in a light pan sauce with fresh pappardelle pasta. A true celebration of seasonal mushrooms and freshly made pasta. This dish can be prepared with your favorite mushrooms. Showcase your freshly foraged morels in the springtime, chanterelles in the fall or any edible mushroom you love to eat. Slice them thick and let them absorb all that beautiful pan sauce. Sometimes less is more and that’s definitely the case in this recipe. Simple and minimalist, but oh so classy. You won’t miss the meat in this dish. Portobello mushrooms are sliced extra thick for that hearty flavorful bite. Add your favorite…
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Out West Poblano Mac with fire roasted poblano peppers and a blend of sharp white cheddar and creamy jack cheese for ultimate flavor. A truly rich and decadent dish that can be served as a main or a side dish. Perfect for game day with the little bit of heat from the serrano peppers. This dish calls for both serrano peppers and poblano peppers. Serrano peppers, I would say, are a medium heat and poblano peppers are milder to almost no heat. When looking for poblano peppers at the grocery, they are sometimes labeled as pasilla peppers. After researching, I’ve found that they are two different peppers entirely. The poblano…
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Chanterelle Carbonara with Chive Pistou is fall on a plate. Freshly foraged chanterelles and baby kale carbonara style with creamy burrata drizzled in garlicky chive pistou. I’m feeling the fall with this quick weeknight Chanterelle Carbonara with Chive Pistou. Freshly foraged chanterelles are sauteed with garlic and baby kale then folded together in a light carbonara sauce then twirled up in fresh fettuccine. Burrata adds a nice creamy touch especially when drizzled in chive pistou. What is a Pistou? Pistou is my new favorite herby concoction. It’s similar to a pesto, but there is no cheese or nuts involved. Just fresh herbs, olive oil and salt / pepper. It’s a…
