One of my favs of the summer is tomatoes. This is not because I adore the tomato itself. In fact I don't like raw tomatoes for fresh eating, but I LOVE fresh tomato sauce with homemade pasta!!The pasta recipe is from my sister's cookbook but the sauce is all mine. Check it out :)
Pasta:
2 cu. flour
1 T olive oil
3 eggs
Sauce:
6-8 Roma Tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, grated
2 T olive oil
1 pinch nutmeg
1 t Chile pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste
For Pasta:
Make a well in the middle of the flour and add egg and oil. gradually fold into flour and kneed until smooth and elastic. cut in half and flatten. Feed through a pasta maker until almost transparent. You may have to dust dough with flour every once and a while. If you need to, cut the rolled out dough in half so t is easier to work with. When it is thin enough, feed the dough through the angel hair setting. lay on the counter and let dry for at least an hour. When you are ready cook pasta boil water with salt and a little olive oil. Put the pasta in and cook. Fresh pasta takes only 30+ sec to cook so keep an eye on it. The pasta with become more white and transparent in appearance.
For Sauce:
Put the tomatoes in a glass Pyrex dish. drizzle with olive oil and add garlic. Toss until tomatoes are well coated. Bake in the oven at 500 until skins break and tomatoes are tender. Remove skins and place the garlic and tomatoes in a serving bowl. Smash until desired consistency is reached. Add the spices and seasonings. Add pasta and toss until well mixed. Serve and enjoy!
1/2 cucumber , sliced
1/2 a chicken breast cooked and refrigerated
3-4 cherry tomatoes, halved (optional)
1/4 cu plain yogurt
eyeball the following:
oregano
chili powder
nutmeg (not too much)
pickle juice
Mix together yogurt, spices and pickle juice. pour over chicken and cucumbers. stir and enjoy.
Serves: 1
This can also make a good wrap or sandwitch!
I love to cook and bake. There's nothing like creating a yummy meal and watching others enjoy it. The problem is, not too many people outside of my family get to try out my culinary experiments. although they are my most valued critics, I enjoy getting another view on my recipes. I will be posting my creations on this blog for you guys to try out and give me feedback on.
I also love trying out recipes from other people so I might also send out a call for different recipes from you the readers.
So to Start this all out, I though I would share with you a recipe I recently created.
Peanut Broccoli Chicken
3 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, cut into bit-sized chunks
1 Onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, grated
1ish T sesame or Olive Oil
1 head Broccoli, cut into spears
1/4 cu peanuts
Whole Wheat Spaghetti noodles
sauce:
1/4 cu Peanut Butter
1+ T Thia Peanut Sauce
1+ T Hoisen Sauce
3/4 mug starchy cooking liquid from pasta
It a skillet over medium, heat oil and add grated garlic and chopped onion. saute until wilted and add chicken. Cook until mostly done and add broccoli. Cover and let cook until broccoli is bright green. Add peanuts and remove from heat.
Meanwhile in a large pot bring water to a boil. salt and add pasta. Cook until Al Dente. Drain.
While broccoli is cooking, in a serving bowl whisk all the sauce ingredients together except liquid. Whisk in Starchy cooking liquid.
When pasta and chicken are done and them to the sauce stir and serve.