Midnight Spaghetti; What a Date!
since our social life is these days somewhat limited (read: got two kids and we’re exhausted), we decided last night to improvise a romantic date in our own house.
We put the kids to sleep, we chilled for a bit, and then we got all dolled up, cracked the wine open and...well, it was a blast.
Even if the dish we
prepared is somewhat synonymous of “hot italian
summer nights wearing shorts and flip flops on the
porch”, it was refreshing to find an excuse to get
elegant and celebrate.
Please join us for a midnight
Spaghetti all’ Amatriciana.
Want to have lunch?
Today we cooked
Orecchiette with Sausage, Radicchio and Walnuts,
and a Roasted Peppers and Cheese appetizer.
Debi and Gabriele, again between the stove and the camera! Brand New Episode Online!
since Deb and I shot our last episode before Xmas.
Time flew by, we went to Italy and came back, introduced a few guests...Rosanna, Aunt Laura.
We realized all of a
sudden that this was going to be our Valentine's
episode...but we already picked up our recipe for the
day: Pasta e Fagioli.
"Ugh, a bean soup for Valentines'?" we thought,
almost ready to improvise something different...
Then, all considered. The love is in the act of
cooking, not necessarily just in the dish you decided
to prepare.
So, if you feel
like handling the beans tonight....there you
go, have fun!
Featured in this episode a great red Wine and a
superb Olive Oil from the hills of Chianti, courtesy
of the Ruffino estate.
left: Ruffino "Il Ducale", 2003 - right: Laudemio
"Sante Dame" 2006
How to cook Pasta.
Cooking pasta is a really easy task...
But there are a couple of things that can kill your dish in just a hot second, like overcooking it, or using too much salt in the water...and no, adding olive oil to the water does not prevent the pieces of pasta from getting stuck together.
The first step is to buy the right pasta...in your grocery store you will probably find about a 1/4 of an isle dedicated Read More...