I've still been cooking meals for the man up the street, and for my family. I have filled an entire journal with each week's recipes, and it has become a fantastic "go-to" when I'm at a loss as to what to make.
To make up for my extended absence, I'm going to start off with a fancy new gadget (that I actually got for FREE!). This is a Spiralizer. Sounds like a gimmick, but it is seriously one of the most amusing things in my kitchen right now (besides the fork that's giving people the finger). And this is my first dish with it:
So this is the crazy device that makes noodles out of vegetables…
I altered the recipe by adding some pasta to the Zucchini noodles, because I knew it wouldn't fly with the kids, otherwise. Why 2 different kinds, you ask? It's called poor planning, and no time to run BACK to the grocery store. Use what you've got, I often say (by necessity)…so my lovely green "noodles' were accompanied by a bit of linguine and a bit of fettucine. They all got along just fine.
Some lemon zest, and freshly squeezed lemon juice, and some toasted pine nuts and grated parmesan nicely finished this dish. Surprisingly easy to make (however, it involves a lot of pans and other kitchen tools, and therefore the clean-up took me longer than the preparation…but that is also because I'm a terribly messy cook).
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| And here it is (minus the pine nuts, which I neglected to add for the picture…but don't leave them out because they really foo add to the dish!) |
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| This, by the way, is what is left of the courgette aprés spiralization.
My soundtrack for the evening was all Nick Cave…in honor of his birthday.
If you don't know his music, I highly recommend you give it a listen.
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I am thinking you need to be cooking for the family in the middle of the street as well. This looks fabulous.... i might be borrowing that spiralizer!
ReplyDeleteI work at a library...I'm all about borrowing and lending! Thanks for the props!
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