Saturday, March 19, 2011

A Green Dinner

We LOVE pasta. Unfortunately, the doctor told me this week I have to loose 10 pounds. Oye! Well, we will continue to serve pasta, I will just have to have smaller portions. That should be a good compromise.

A wonderful recipe is Orecchiette Carbonara with English Peas and Pea Shoots from the book Sunday Suppers at Lucques. We decided to make it with Sugar Snap Peas from the Hollywood Farmer’s Market instead of English Peas. One advantage is the peas don’t have to be shelled. The tips of the peas are cut off and then the pods with the peas inside are sliced in ½ diagonal slices. It is very easy. The pasta recipe is delicious and can be found in our blog of: April 28, 2009. Click the date to get the recipe.

We started with a simple salad of fresh blanched Asparagus, covered with Brown Butter, Burrata Cheese and Hazelnuts. This is another spring salad that is delicious an easy to make.

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