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pasta recipe / minimalist kitchen
White Wine Spring Pasta
Recipe from The Minimalist Kitchen. This pasta recipe is salty from the bacon, sweet from the peas and wine, and peppery from
the arugula and red pepper flakes. If I’m not serving a side salad, I like to go ahead and top my pasta with greens. They soften slightly from the heat but not to the point of wilty, a texture
I don’t care for. I love the efficiency of this recipe—reusing pans and cooking asparagus in
the leftover bacon fat. It just works.
INGREDIENTS
Pasta
- 3 c. short-grain pasta
- kosher salt for salting water
- 1 c. frozen peas
Bacon + Asparagus
- 2 slices bacon
- 1 bunch asparagus (about 1 pound), woody ends removed, and chopped into 2-inch segments
- 1⁄4 tsp. kosher salt
White Wine Sauce
- 1 tsbp. salted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp. unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 c. sweet white wine (like Moscato)
- 1⁄4 c. heavy cream
- 3⁄4 tsp. kosher salt
- a couple cracks of pepper
Garnish (optional)
- 1 c. arugula
- red pepper flakes
- grated parmesan
INSTRUCTIONS
Cook the pasta. Fill a large saucepan two-thirds full with water; bring to a boil. Liberally salt the water just before adding in the noodles. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions until al dente, stirring in the peas with 4 minutes remaining. Drain, reserving ½ cup pasta water in a liquid measuring cup.
Meanwhile, cook the bacon. In a cast-iron skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove and place on paper towels. Once cooled, chop the bacon. Carefully remove some of the leftover fat in the pan with a paper towel and discard. Add the asparagus and salt to the pan; cook for about 5 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally.
Make the sauce. In the saucepan used to cook the noodles, heat the pan over medium and add the butter. Once melted, add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Whisk in the flour until evenly combined and cook for another 30 seconds. Pour in the reserved pasta water, wine, and all the remaining sauce ingredients, and whisk to combine. (If you forgot to reserve the water, it happens, use stock.) Cook for about 3 minutes until thickened. Add the pasta and peas back in. Cook for 2 minutes more to coat the noodles. Taste and add more salt if necessary.
To serve, divide the pasta evenly among plates. Top the pasta with the asparagus, bacon, and arugula. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and red pepper, if desired.
recipe here.
Friday, March 16, 2018
easter craft ideas
Decorate an easter egg with a clothespin & pompom paint dip
Melted crayon easter eggs?
(or egg)
Or tin foil & permanent marker
easter / resurrection eggs
Easter Jelly Beans:
Red is for the blood Jesus shed
Green is for new life ahead
Black is for the sins we've made
White is for the grace He gave
Yellow is for the sun so bright
Orange is for the edge of night
Purple is for His hour of sorrow
Pink is for our new tomorrow
Resurrection Rolls:
marshmallow / Jesus purity
cinn/sugar / his body anointed with oil & spices
crescent roll / cloth jesus was wrapped in
Seal well / tomb was sealed
oven / tomb/3 days
roll is empty / empty tomb
Resurrection Eggs:
Day 1: Palm branch. I just cut up an old fake ivy leaf that I had around the house. Not sure why I have fake ivy as a decoration, but if you do, cut it up for your palm branch.
Day 2: Perfume. If you have a small bottle of perfume, use it. If you don’t, steal one from a friend, like I did. (Thanks, Dominique). Or, you can just put some perfume on a cotton ball.
Day 3: Towel. Use a small baby’s washcloth, or I just cut a piece from an old towel.
Day 4: Little piece of bread. Some people use a piece of chex cereal, but we always have bread. Once you put it in the egg, it gets hard quickly…it doesn’t mold.
Day 5: 3 dimes because Judas was paid 30 silver coins when he betrayed Jesus. Sword can be made with cardboard and foil, or you can borrow one from an action figure.
Day 6: Crown of thorns. I used a rose branch and twisted it into a circle. (Again, thanks Dominique)
Day 7: Dice (crazy, but I didn’t have any) and for the clothes I just cut a little robe out of a piece of material.
Day 8: Cross and nails. I just used 2 little sticks and bound them together with thread/floss.
Day 9: Sponge with a little vinegar. I soaked it in vinegar and then squeezed it out. The smell remains, but your sponge doesn’t stay wet.
Day 10: Spices. Use whatever whole spices you have. Cloves, Cinnamon sticks…
Day 11: Rock. Any small pebble will work…even one from a fake flower arrangement. This has taught me I need some decorations that aren’t fake greenery!
Resurrection Eggs: Verse / Prophecy
Matthew 21:1-11
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Zechariah 9:9
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Mark 14:3-9
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John 13:3-17
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Mark 14:22-26
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Matthew26:14-16,
47-50, Mt. 27:3-4
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Zechariah 11:12-13
Psalm 41:9
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John 19:1-3
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Isaiah 50:6
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Matthew 27:35
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Psalm 22:18
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John 19:16-19
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Psalm 22:14-17
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Matthew 27:45-50
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Psalm 69:21
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John 19:38-42,
Luke 23:55-24:1
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Matthew 27: 57-66
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Matthew 28:1-10
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Psalm 16:8-11
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018
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