Italian-Bangladeshi Dinner

Shuman had returned from his extended travels and we had him over for dinner. We made Asparagus with Browned Butter, Hazelnuts and Burrata Cheese.

For the main course we served Lentil Pasta. This is one of our favorite pasta. It is vegetarian but tastes and feels like it is made with meat. It is delicious.

In the summer when tomatoes were at their best we made several batches of Oven Candied Summer Tomatoes from: The Italian Country Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper. We then froze the tomatoes for use in the winter when delicious tomatoes are hard to come by.

We used the frozen tomatles for our main course: Lentil Pasta. The Italian Lentil Pasta from the restaurant Locanda Veneta in Los Angeles is one of the best. It is so rich, you would swear it was made with meat. You can get the recipe from our blog of: July 22, 2008. Click the date to get the recipes for both the pasta and the tomatoes.


The next night we had the pasta with a salad of Burrata Salad, with Tomatoes, Greek Olives, and Toasted Brioche Bread from Proof Bakery in Atwater Village.