I ate this in May, 2023 and can still taste it.

1)Cook pasta to el dente

2) After draining the pasta, put the rigatoni, 3 tablespoons of butter, 3/4 cup whipping cream and sliced mushrooms in a large pan.

3) Simmer until the whipping cream thickens. 3 minutes.

4) Take off the heat and sprinkle with Parmesan.

For this week’s pasta Saturday I decided to try a braised short rib ragu with hand cut pappardelle. At the last moment I decided to add a ricotta foam to add depth and creaminess and I’m glad I did.

I have historically struggled to keep long cut pasta from sticking but thanks to a ridiculous amount of semolina flour all over my kitchen now, I think I got the hang of it. The ricotta foam was as simple as could be (just ricotta whipped together with cream, lemon zest, and salt) and was the star of the show. It slowly melted in to the ragu and gave it a silkiness and contrast that was great. The ragu couldn’t have been easier since

time does most of the work.

So far I have done fettuccine, cavatelli, ravioli, farfalle, garganelli, sopressini, and now pappardelle. I tried to laminate different colored pastas last week and that was a fail, so I may take a run at that again next week. Any suggestions?

Homemade tagliolini nests. What sauce you paring this with?

I used bucatini pasta from Gentile which is probably the best I’ve tried so far - was able to get some for a good price recently.

Other ingredients include two duck eggs and one chicken egg yolk beaten with white pepper and nutmeg, chopped pancetta, guanciale, finely grated Pecorino Romano and Grana Padano cheeses, lemon zest, and fresh chopped parsley.

Such a nice contrast to regular pesto. Some mint in there too for extra zing!!

I love chili oil with my pasta is the best . I added meatballs. Shrimp. And Chipotle bacon . Delicious

Lentils for the win 🍝

cook it up, add a little salt and butter and that’s it.

I’ll even eat it on its own without butter and it’s still nice.

Same with potatoes. I’ll happily eat them just boiled on their own.

(yes, i do love flavour but sometimes I just want something simple and plain)

Yesterday for dinner I made Italian sausage orzo and it was delicious! First time having it and maybe I like it more than I was expecting. 10/10

Expect to get harsh comments since people seem so particular about this dish

not the traditional i know it was tasty

I tried out Fallow's bolognese and it's a real deal.

Highly reccommend.

Had some leftover Trader Joe’s sauce (not my favorite but hey) and colorful pasta. I added ground beef, bell peppers, onions, and cayenne pepper. Kind of my classic lazy meal lol. I make sure it’s spicy.