Just as Wednesdays are 'Veggie Wednesdays', and Fridays are 'Fish Days', Saturdays in this house are always devoted to PASTA.
I used to love Spaghetti with heavy meat/tomato sauces, but over the years I've begun to like very simple sauces; in fact the simpler the better.
My current favourite is Red Pesto. I've found a very good Italian maker of Red Pesto which is really excellent. It goes under the name of 'Tradizioni d'Italia', and is just as you want a pesto to be.
I put a couple of heaped spoonsful into a pan with some olive oil and a splash of red wine. Heat for a while then throw in the cooked spaghetti and toss until covered. Nothing could be quicker, and nothing could be more delicious. A sprinkling of Grano Padano (not Parmesan) and Luigi's your uncle!
Italian students live on a diet of spaghetti with olive oil and garlic, but if you have a son or daughter heading off for uni' in the UK; teach them this. Cheap, Quick, Delicious.
Buon appetite. Especially in summer the lighter the better.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you have your days meals mapped. That makes life simpler
Appetito...why do they always have to change things.
DeleteYou're right, some 'routine' makes life easier; not that I stick to it too rigorously.
DeleteVery simple and tasty , although I would use a different type of pasta as I always make a mess when I eat spaghetti.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite Spaghetti (Panzani) comes from France. Most others are either too fat, too hard, too clawing, etc. We do eat Penne and Fusilli, and one or two others, but my favourite is Panzani Spaghetti.
DeleteFreshly grated cheese please.
ReplyDeleteI did have a big lump in the fridge, but decided to finish a pack of ready grated.
DeleteTry Pasta di Yorkshire - another simple pasta dish. Chopped onions, chopped lean bacon, slices of courgette fried up in a pan with rapeseed or olive oil - then combined with wholewheat cooked spaghetti and a handful of freshly grated parmesan. Mmm...lovely. BURRRP!
ReplyDeleteI was with you until the 'Wholewheat Spaghetti'. I only eat the real thing!
DeleteI’m with YP - I prefer wholewheat. Didn’t think I would but bought a packet and was very surprised. Try it if you haven’t
DeleteWould never buy pre grated cheese because of the additives to keep it from sticking together.
I was always sceptical about wholewheat spaghetti but it is actually tastier and is in fact the real "real thing"! I would not touch pre-grated cheese with a barge pole - it's for cissies.
DeleteI don't like wholegrain rice either. I tend to agree about the cheese, but I needed to finish it. I have a nice big lump of Parmesan in the fridge!
DeleteSounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSo simple, yet so good.
DeleteThis sounds really, really good and so simple. I'll have to try it! I have some dried tomatoes from my garden that I could rehydrate in olive oil with garlic, and I still have fresh basil growing that I could add...hmmm... Thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteIf yours comes-out anything like my ready-made jar, you'll love it.
DeleteI've never bought pesto and will look for the one you recommend or something like it here in the US. Your pasta meal looks delicious. I'd want a salad with some good wine too.
ReplyDeleteI doubt whether you'd find the specific one I buy here. It's quite unusual, but I'm sure there are others as good. Just buy the best possible, there are some very nasty versions out there!
DeleteI have never used 'red pesto' but may also look for it to try. Your pasta sounds wonderful... however, I have to use Gluten Free. DH prefers Vermicelli or thin pasta (hard to find that GF).
ReplyDeleteI don't think it would work with vermicelli; which we use for soup. Red pesto would have many other uses!
DeleteHave you tried pepe i cace? boil pasta, 1 ladle of water in 100gms parmesan, mix. In with the pasta, liberal with the black pepper, a dash of olive oil and there you are.
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