In Cucina

This grilled eggplant is the beginning of this evening's dinner and an another dish a bit later.  Pasta sauce!

We have had a huge increase in tomato harvest.  So yesterday I put them into the food processor.  The left jar is the roma tomatoes.  The right is the heirloom purple and the yellow cherries.  All of the roma and about a third of the others went into tonight's sauce.

First into the pan was olive oil, onions, garlic, mushrooms, and some carrots for a bit of sweetness.  When these sweat down, in went the next layer.  Some diced banana peppers, the tomato puree, seasonings, and a bit of leftover white wine.   oh, and the eggplant.

This simmered all the while the pasta water came up to a boil and the pasta cooked.  I have to say it was pretty darned good.  The eggplant and mushrooms gave it richness and flavor that meat usually contributes.  I just love playing in the kitchen!

Until next time,

Ciao!

Birdie in Cucina

Epicurious

Epicurious.com is an awesome recipe website.  I got the recipe for tonight's dinner from it.

Spicy Asian Noodle Salad

In Cucina

Tonight's dinner is brought to you by our garden.  Tomatoes, peppers, kale, eggplant.  There is onion and garlic, some anchovy paste, salt and red pepper flakes.  This is the first part of the saute.

This is after the the addition of the kale and left over pulled pork.

Addition of the cooked pasta and a bit of pasta water.  It tasted fresh and flavorful.

We need to be ready for a lot of tomatoes in the near future.  They are ripening fairly quickly now.  I may have to freeze them or learn to can very quickly.

Until next time,

Ciao!

Birdie in Cucina