farfalle – Simply Delicious: The Cookbook Project

18-10: Pasta II

Jamie Martin Group 18: Basic Techniques, Section 4: Cooking School January 29, 2017September 30, 2020al dente, all-purpose flour, boiled, butter, canola oil, carrots, cheese, cheese sauce, conchiglie, cooking school, dough, durum wheat flour, eggs, farfalle, herbs and spices, Italian, meat sauce, Parmesan, pasta machine, pasta/noodles, penne, ravioli, rotini, salt, seafood, semolina, soups, spinach, stuffed, stuffing, tomato sauce, tomatoes, tortellini, vegetable oil, vegetarian

Back with another Cooking School follow-up to 18-19: Pasta I from a few weeks ago. 18-10: Pasta II discusses proper pasta making techniques & cooking methods on its front face, as well as offering some tips on using fresh and dried varieties. On the back side, the deep dive into the myriad of pasta shapes that started with 18-9: Pasta I continues–this card covers smaller forms like penne, farfalle, and tortellini.

Most of this advice is pretty generic–here’s a basic pasta dough recipe, and pasta cooking methods are outlined pretty well here. I’ve made both plain dough as well as some with spinach and sun-dried tomato–it’s a lot of work, but the taste difference is pretty noticeable. I don’t currently have a pasta machine, but I’d love to add one to my already-too-large collection of kitchen appliances and tools.

After the jump, read about some more pasta shapes–there’s some links to a few additional pasta dishes we’ve already covered here as well.

12-29: New Orleans Beans and Pasta

Jamie Martin Group 12: Pasta & Rice, Section 2: Main Courses September 29, 2016July 29, 2020basil, black beans, boiled, Cajun, canola oil, carrots, cayenne pepper, Cheddar, cheese, chili peppers, chili powder, creamy, Creole, crushed tomatoes, dried herbs, Dutch oven, easy, farfalle, herbs and spices, inexpensive, julienned, Mexican, Monterey Jack, New Orleans, olive oil, paprika, pasta/noodles, pinto beans, salt, sautéed, Shishito peppers, side dish, tomato bouillon, tomatoes, untested, vegetables, vegetarian, white beans, yellow onions

I wasn’t quite sure how “authentic” 12-29: New Orleans Beans and Pasta would be when first looking this recipe over–Simply Delicious doesn’t exactly nail it on cultural faithfulness a lot of the time. A lot of that has to do with the time at which the books were written–many ingredients, methods, & tools that are easily accessible now were not 30 years ago.

However, this is essentially an American recipe, so I would assume it shouldn’t be that far off–if this is in fact a real New Orleans dish. 🎷

I wonder how many different linens/vases/glasses/odd statues they had to accumulate to photograph all of these different recipes. Just a thought I had while looking at this picture. Another thought: who decided on some of these things? What makes this picture decidedly New Orleans? ⚜🎉

12-4: Pasta with Mushrooms

Jamie Martin Group 12: Pasta & Rice, Section 2: Main Courses December 26, 2015July 27, 2020al dente, black pepper, boiled, butter, chives, creamy, crème fraîche, dinner, dried herbs, dried spices, easy, farfalle, half-and-half, herb salt, herbs and spices, inexpensive, lunch, mushrooms, paprika, parsley, pasta/noodles, rotini, salt, sautéed, sour cream, spaghetti, thyme, untested, vegetarian, yellow onions

There’s been way too many cookies, both online and IRL. 12-4: Pasta with Mushrooms is a relatively healthier and easy dinner option to help ease you into post-holiday life (or just an idea for dinner tonight).

I don’t know about you, but these kind of meals with a bit of protein (chicken, fish, etc.) is pretty much our go-to for dinner these days. Maybe I’ve been cooking in schools too long already–my mind instantly goes to two veg-fruit/one protein/one grain for meal planning. I suppose there are worse habits.