Turmeric Pasta

Turmeric Pasta
Turmeric

Turmeric Pasta

An interesting recipe – turmeric pasta – from Sue Li in the New York Times. I think of turmeric as a typically Indian ingredient but it really works with pasta. I made a couple of changes to her recipe replacing butter with olive oil and heavy cream with ricotta. You can do it either way.

Turmeric Pasta

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. small pasta
  • Olive oil for frying
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1 ½ tsps. Turmeric
  • 1 cup ricotta
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 4 tbsp. chopped parsley
Start a pot of salted water to cook the pasta. Drain the pasta when done, reserving 2 cups of the pasta water.
Saute the onion and garlic in oil in a pot. When the onion is soft add the turmeric and stir it into the onions for about 30 seconds. Slowly whisk in the ricotta and bring to a simmer. Stir in the Parmesan and add enough of the pasta water (you may not need all of it) to thin to a sauce consistency. Turmeric PastaAdd the cooked pasta and parsley, blend and serve with additional cheese.

Turmeric Pasta

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What They Eat in a Week

Here’s an interesting article from My Modern Met by JESSICA STEWART.

Interview: Kids Around the World Photographed Surrounded by Their Weekly Diet

The revolution in diet and sameness of what kids around the world are eating—ultra-processed packaged foods, empty calories. The children I met have distinct personalities and diverse hobbies, yet they’re often eating in eerily similar ways. Compare the diets of Paulo from Sicily and Isaiah from Los Angeles.

The complete article and great pictures here –

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Cajun Shrimp

Cajun Shrimp

Whenever I go to New Orleans I over eat. It’s that combination of ingredients that you get in NOLA classic dishes that can’t be beat. With Cajun spice, shrimp and green onions this one really comes together.

 Cajun Shrimp

Ingredients:
  1. ¼ cup soy sauce
  2. 3 tbsps. olive oil
  3. 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  4. 1 tbsp. brown mustard
  5. 1 tsp. Cajun spice mix
  6. 2 tbsps. brown sugar
  7. 2 minced garlic cloves
  8. 2 tbsps. butter
  9. 1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  10. Salt & black pepper
  11. sliced green onions
Thoroughly mix the first 7 ingredients in a bowl.
Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the sauce and blend with the butter for a few minutes.

 Cajun Shrimp

Add the shrimp to the pan. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes until the shrimp are done. Check for seasoning and add salt and pepper is needed. Soy sauce can be salty. Cajun Shrimp
We served it with spelt and it also goes well with rice. Add some chopped green onions and a dash of hot sauce.

 Cajun Shrimp


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Escarole and Potato Soup

Escarole and Potato Soup

Escarole and potato soup – sometimes my mother made it with soprasade and other times with beans. You can try it with both. That one clove of garlic was my idea, not my mother’s.

Ingredients:
  • Olive oil for frying
  • ½ lb. soprasade cut into thin slices
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 minced garlic clove
  • 2 pealed potatoes cut into ½ inch pieces
  • 6 cups coarsely chopped escarole
  • 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 3 diced plum tomatoes
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Put the soprasade in a pot with some oil and cook for a few minutes – don’t brown. Add the chopped onion and cook until translucent and soft. Add the garlic and potatoes. Add oil if yuou need it. Stir and cook for another 5 minutes.
Add the washed escarole. It may seem to overflow the pot but add ½ cup of water, cover and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes until it wilts. Stir until all ingredients are well mixed.
Add the tomatoes, the stock, and vinegar. Mix thoroughly and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour. Check for seasoning and serve with a drizzle of olive oil and grated Parmesan cheese.

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Shrimp and Bean Soup

Shrimp and Bean Soup

My doctor says everyone should eat more beans and greens and less red meat. I’m trying, so here’s another bean and something recipe – Shrimp and Bean Soup. This one is from Evelyn. She adapted it from an old family recipe. You can use any kind of dried beans you like. I’m using Goya’s habichuelas blancas (small white beans).

Shrimp and Bean Soup

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb. beans (not canned)
  • Olive oil for frying
  • 2 cups Italian coarsely chopped trinity
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 1 lb. medium shrimp
To start – Pick through the beans and rinse them. Put them in a pot with 4 cups of water and bring to a boil and turn off heat. Let them sit for one hour. Or you can let them stand in 4 cups of cold water overnight.

Shrimp and Bean Soup

In the meantime – Hear some oil in a large pot. Cook the trinity until it’s soft, about 10 minutes. Add 6 cups of water, the beans, and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the beans are tender.

Shrimp and Bean Soup

Shrimp and Bean Soup

Remove a cup of beans and puree them in a blender or food processor and return them to the pot to thicken the soup. Add the Worcestershire sauce. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper. If the soup is too thick, add water. Put the shrimp in the pot, stir and cook for 5 – 8 minutes until done. Serve in individual bowls with a sprinkling of olive oil.

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